1 FL TV is

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's first television broadcaster. It began operation on 15 August 2008 and broadcasts in

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. Through cable networks, the channel is accessible to about 50,000 homes in Liechtenstein and a small portion of its neighboring Switzerland. Before the channel launched, people in Liechtenstein watched

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TV channels instead.

History

On 15 August 2008, 1 FL TV began operation after being licensed by the Liechtenstein government under the leadership of businessman Peter Kölbel. It broadcasts in German and is a business venture led by Austrian businesswoman Beatrix Schartl after Kölbel's death. Liechtenstein showed interest in participating in the

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in 1969 and 1976. Despite this, it was not possible because at the time Liechtenstein did not have a television station based in that

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. If 1 FL TV becomes an active member of the

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, then Liechtenstein may have its national representation in Eurovision. There are financial costs associated with EBU membership. On 9 August 2022, the managing director of 1 FL TV, Sandra Woldt, announced that the company would no longer seek EBU membership and participation in the

. Instead, they would concentrate on reporting in their own country. It was announced in 2024 that Radio Liechtenstein was applying for EBU membership instead, but as no radio-only broadcaster has become a participant in the Eurovision Song Contest, this would not necessarily have solved Liechtenstein's participation problem, even if Radio Liechtenstein had not ceased operating in 2025.

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* {{Television in Europe German-language television stations Culture of Liechtenstein Telecommunications in Liechtenstein Television channels and stations established in 2008 2008 establishments in Liechtenstein Television in Liechtenstein

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