TRT 3 is a Turkish television channel. It mostly broadcasts sport events.
History
TRT 3 started test transmissions on October 2, 1989 as "3. Kanal", and is now TRT's third most watched TV station. TRT 3’s transmissions are realized through a time-share with
TRT GAP and Turkish Grand National Assembly TV (TBMM TV). TRT 3’s programs mainly consist of sports, education, culture, music and news. Like most TRT channels, advertisements are allowed on this channel. Besides, TRT 3 broadcasts programs in vernaculars and dialects still practiced today in the daily lives of Turkish people.
Between 1991 to 2008 for Turksat Kablo TV viewers, Spanish public broadcaster
TVE Internacional
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will broadcast after close down TRT 3.
On screen identity
Like other TRT channels, even TRT 3 broadcasts 24 hours. Its broadcast starts with a short startup at 06:58. On this start-up, first the TRT Ident is shown, followed by the programme list for the day and
Independence March. TRT 3 aired many world-known series for the first time in Turkey. Among them were ''
Matlock'', ''
M*A*S*H
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T ...
'', ''
Perry Mason
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'', ''
Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays ('' Black Coffee'' and ''Alibi''), and more ...
'', ''
Night Court'', ''
Remington Steele
''Remington Steele'' is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series, starring Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan, was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from O ...
'', ''
Automan
''Automan'' is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the stylistic trappings of the Walt Disney Pictures l ...
'', ''
Manimal'', ''
Loving
Loving may refer to:
* Love, a range of human emotions
* Loving (surname)
* ''Loving v. Virginia'', a 1967 landmark United States Supreme Court civil rights case
Film and television
* Loving (1970 film), ''Loving'' (1970 film), an American fi ...
'', ''
The Golden Girls
''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty Wh ...
'', ''
Out of This World'', ''
Houston Knights'', ''
Manuela'' and ''
Thirtysomething''. Furthermore, it re-aired some television series like ''
The Waltons
''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book '' Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 fil ...
'', ''
Little House on the Prairie
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'', ''
Bewitched
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'', ''
Bonanza
''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...
'' and ''
Columbo
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''.
TRT 3 logo (1989-1993).svg, 1989 to 1993
TRT 3 logo (1998-2001).svg, 1998 to 2001
TRT 3 logo (2001-2005).svg, 2001 to 2005
TRT 3 logo.svg, 2014 to 2021
TRT 3 logo (2021).svg, Current logo
HD broadcast
TRT 3 HD was the first high definition channel of TRT. It launched on 8 August 2008 to air
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...
and closed on 24 August 2008.
See also
*
List of television stations in Turkey
The television industry in Turkey includes high-tech program production, transmission and coverage. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation is Turkey's largest and most powerful national television station. As of 1 August 2019, RTÜK states tha ...
References
External links
Official website
TRT 3 Spor Broadcasting ScheduleWatch TRT 3 Spor/TRT Gap live Online
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Television stations in Turkey
Turkish-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in Turkey
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation