Fana TV
Fana TV is an Ethiopian satellite television channel owned by Fana Broadcasting Corporate. Launched in 2017, the channel is based in Ethiopia and broadcasts programming in Amharic. It has its studios located at the headquarters of Fana Broadcasting Corporate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[1] As of 2020, the channel became the largest television network with number of news correspondents across the nation and reliable media comparing to other television channels in Ethiopia.
Country | Ethiopia |
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Network | Cable television network |
Slogan | At a Speed of Life! |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) & 576i (SDTV), 16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Fana Broadcasting Corporate |
Sister channels | Fana sports UHD, Fana news HD |
History | |
Launched | July 2017 |
Former names | FBC TV |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Ethiosat | 11512 V 27500 5/6 (HD)\ (SD) |
DStv | Channel 366 |
History
Test trasmission was commenced in early July 2017 with only broadcasting music videos. Fana TV began broadcasting regular programmes months later via Eutelsat and Ethiosat. Throughout the trasmission, Fana garnered public attention and growing market shares during 2018. Serial dramas and reality shows are prominent from past years and increasing the number of news correspondents across Ethiopia, becoming the current mostly watched television channel in recent years.[2]
Platforms
Fana TV was initially made available through Ethiosat in late 2017. In March 2018, Fana TV signed an agreement with South African Digital Satellite Television (DStv) to make the channel more widely available throughout Africa and local internet provider called Websprix launched the first IPTV in Ethiopia which Fana TV started broadcasting.[3]
Programming
News
- Fana 90 (ፋና 90)
- Fana Zena (ፋና ዜና)
- Fana Kelemat (ፋና ቀለማት)
- Alem Shemach (ዓለም ሸማች)
Entertainment
- Tibeb Befana (ጥበብ በፋና)
- Geordana’s Kichen Show (ጆርዳና ኩሽና ሾው)
- Fana Lamrot (ፋና ላምሮት)
Drama/Sitcoms
- Tireta (ትርታ)
- Min Letazez (ምን ልታዘዝ?)
- Zetenegnaw Shi (ዘጠነኛው ሺህ)
- Survivor
References
- "Fana Broadcasting Corporate to build a studio with 150m Br". Addis Fortune. March 30, 2001.
- Jemaneh, Yohanes (10 August 2017). "Ethiopia: TV Channels - Growing in Number, Less in Content". The Ethiopian Herald.
- "Fana Television joins DStv". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. March 17, 2018.