IB3 () is a publicly funded
Balearic television station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's s ...
.
IB3 began test transmissions on 1 March 2005—the holiday known as "Balearic Islands Day"—with the first regular broadcast beginning on 5 September 2005.
It is owned by the
Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears and
Federación de Organismos de Radio y Televisión Autonómicos (FORTA). The studios are located in
Calvià
Calvià () is a municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Majorca, between the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra de Na Burgue ...
, a municipality of the island of
Majorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
, near
Palma.
Initially, the channel's transmissions were in
Catalan (informative and children's programming) and
Castilian (films, series and documentaries). Currently, the channel airs all its shows in Catalan only.
References
External links
IB3
Television stations in Spain
Television stations in the Balearic Islands
Mass media in Calvià
FORTA
Television channels and stations established in 2005
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