Télé Liban

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Télé Liban
Type Terrestrial & satellite television network
Country Lebanon
Availability Lebanon
Arab World
European Union
Australia
Canada
United States
Owner Lebanese Public (Governmental corporation)
Official website
 Official website

Télé Liban (TL) (Arabic: تلفزيون لبنان‎‎) is the first Lebanese public television network, owned by the Lebanese government.

History

Télé Liban was originally launched in 1959 by General Sleiman Nawfal with the aid of France.[1][2] It was merged with two privately owned stations, CLT and Télé Orient, in November 1976.[3]

TL is the current Lebanese member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[1]

Administration

The chair of the channel is appointed by the Lebanese cabinet. Jean Claude Boulos and Ibrahim Khoury were former presidents of the channel during the 1990s.[4] As of 2014 Talal Makdessi is the president of the channel.[2]

Availability

As of 2012, Télé Liban became available for viewers in North and South America through over-the-top technology on myTV.[5]

References

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  3. ↑ Harb, Zahera. Channel of Resistance in Lebanon: Liberation Propaganda, page 97
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  5. ↑ Channels List My TV.

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