EM TV is a commercial television station in Papua New Guinea. It is the country's only free to air television service. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ...

It is owned by Fiji Television, through a subsidary, Media Niugini. It was previously owned by the Nine Network of Australia. The Nine network (slogan Still The One) is an Australian television network owned by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (Kerry Packers media company). ...

History

The station commenced broadcasting in July 1987 in Port Moresby. In April 1988, the station opened relays in Lae, Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Arawa and Rabaul. The next year, the Post and Telecommunications Department (PTC) made a microwave bearer available for live transmission in Lae, Mt. Hagen, Goroka and Madang. Port Moresby, population 193,242 (1990), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ... Lae is a city on the north coast of Papua New Guinea with a population of approx 100,000. ... Goroka is a town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. ... Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano Rabaul was the capital of East New Britain province, on New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea until 1994. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. ...

In November 1993, EM TV moved off the PTC's bearer, and transferred program distribution to a satellite system. The current satellite footprint allows the signal to be seen within all of PNG, and as far away as India, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

Today, EM TV operates two transmitters in Port Moresby, and leases and maintains six downlink and retransmission centres in Lae, Rabaul, Mt Hagen, Goroka, Madang and Kavieng. Other groups such as mine sites, cable operators and local community groups have set up their own satellite receivers and redistribute the signal in areas such as Pogera, Ok Tedi (Tabubil), Misima, Lihir, Kutubu, Wewak, Kimbe, Popondetta, Manus and many other smaller areas. Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. ... The Ok Tedi is a river in Papua New Guinea. ... Mishima (三島市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Lihir is a language of Papua New Guinea and is notable for having a trial plural. ... Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. ... This article is about the Admiralty Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. ...

External Links

• EM TV Online (under construction)