ETB 1

ETB 1 is the first television channel from the Euskal Irrati Telebista group in the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre and the French Basque Country. The channel broadcasts entirely in Basque.

ETB1
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaBasque Country and Navarre
NetworkETB
HeadquartersBilbao, Basque Country
Programming
Picture format16:9 576i (SDTV)
16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerEITB
Sister channelsETB 2
ETB 3
ETB 4
ETB Sat
Canal Vasco
History
Launched31 December 1982 (testing)
16 February 1983 (official)
Links
Websiteeitb.eus/eu/telebista/etb1/
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalÁlava: Channel 45
Biscay: Channel 35
French Basque Country: Channel 33
Gipuzkoa: Channel 48
Navarre: Channel 26
EiTB's television channels control room in Bilbao

The channel began test transmissions on 31 December 1982 and officially launched on 16 February 1983 as ETB, using this name until the launch of its sister ETB 2 on 31 May 1986, at which point ETB was renamed to ETB 1. A HD feed of ETB 1 was launched on 21 December 2016.

Its reception area comprises the whole Basque Country — i.e. the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre and the Northern Basque Country — and some surrounding places.

Its programming includes: interviews, films, documentaries, sports, youth and children's programmes, making a strong emphasis on sports and children's programming.

The EiTB group's second main television channel, ETB 2, broadcasts in Spanish.

See also
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