218TV
 | |
| Country | Libya |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Amman, Jordan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Ownership | |
| Key people | Huda El-Sarari, Mujahid Bosifi |
| Sister channels | 218 News |
| History | |
| Launched | August 6, 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
218TV is a Libyan free-to-air satellite channel founded in 2015 in Amman, Jordan.[1] The channel provides several news broadcasts along with various social and entertainment shows.[2]
History
[edit]The channel was founded on 6 August 2015 by the Libyan Women's rights activist Huda El-Sarari and her husband Mujahid Bosifi, a former anti-Gaddafi activist who lived in the Netherlands.
In late 2017, sister channel 218 News was launched.
218TV was said to be the most popular in Libya in 2019 when Huda El-Sarari was recognised for her influence in the Arab world in 2019 by "Arabian Business" magazine.[3]
Programming
[edit]- US-L: weekly program focusing on Libya–United States relations
- Interview: weekly program
- Amazighi in Arabic: weekly program focusing on Berber culture in Libya
- Subh (The Morning): daily morning program
- Ashia (The Evening): daily entertainment program
- Game: weekly sports show
- Sponda
- Up To Tech
Frequency
[edit]- Nilesat V 12398
- 27.500 FEC 5/6
References
[edit]- ^ "Libya 218 TV". Sat Address. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "218 TV Channel". February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016.
- ^ الإخبارية, سما. "الاعلامية الليبية "هدى السراري" من اهم 30 شخصية نسائية الاكثر تاثيرا في العالم العربي". سما الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-06-06.