STVS (''Surinaamse Televisie Stichting'') is a television network in

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and was founded in 1965 by Prime Minister

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. It broadcasts in the

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and it is owned by the government. It is headquartered in

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. The picture format of the STVS

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is 480i (

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History

Television was first trialed in Suriname in 1958, at the Kersten firm in Paramaribo. On 24 February 1964, the Surinamese government founded the Surinaamse Televisie Stichting (STVS) and ordered the construction of a studio. The studio was opened on 1 October 1965 and on the same day trial broadcasts were started. Regular broadcasts started on 20 October 1965. First director of STVS was Frits Pengel, who had taken a television broadcasting course in the

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. Pengel would remain director of STVS until 1994.

References

External links

* Television stations in Suriname Publicly funded broadcasters Companies of Suriname {{Suriname-stub