Country | Czech Republic |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | Czech |
Picture format | 1080i ( HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Czech Television |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 31 August 2013 |
Links | |
Website |
art |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DVB-T/T2 | MUX 21 (FTA) (HD) |
Streaming media | |
iVysílání |
Watch live (Czech only) |
ČT art is a Czech national television channel, operated by Czech Television specialising in cultural content. The channel began broadcasting on 31 August 2013, with Tomáš Motl as its first executive director. [1]
ČT art broadcasts from 8 pm to 6 am, and shares its frequency with children's channel ČT :D which uses the remaining hours. [1] [2]
Each day begins with the news programme Události v kultuře (News in culture), and on Sundays Týden v kultuře (Week in culture), these are supplemented by inputs from live events and current affairs talk shows with cultural themes. Across the week, each day is given a theme for programming:
Česká televize stated that if ČT Déčko and ČT art proved successful, the two channels would broadcast from separate frequencies and allowing them to broadcast 24 hours a day. [1]
High-definition (HD) broadcasting via satellite was started on 1 November 2016 using Astra 3B-capacities.