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" or TV3. TV2's reserve transmitters, which were under the jurisdiction of
Türk Telekom, were handed over to the new network.
TRT 3's transmissions are realized through a time-share with
TRT GAP and Turkish Grand National Assembly TV (TBMM TV). The latter started test broadcasts on TRT 3's network on January 10, 1995 and became regular on December 11, 1996.
TRT 3's programs mainly consist of sports, education, culture, music and news. Like most TRT channels, advertisements are allowed on this channel. TRT 3 broadcasts programs in different Turkish dialects.
Between 1991 and 2008 for Turksat Kablo TV viewers, Spanish channel
TVE Internacional
TVE Internacional is a Spanish satellite free-to-air and pay television channel owned and operated by Televisión Española (TVE), the television division of state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the corporatio ...
was broadcast after TRT 3's closure. On February 1, 2001, the non-TGNA/GAP broadcasts of TRT 3 were converted to a sports service.
On screen identity
Like other TRT channels, even TRT 3 broadcasts 24 hours a day. 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 the
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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'', ''
Perry Mason'', ''
Hercule Poirot
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'', ''
Night Court
''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 4, 1984, and ended on May 31, 1992, after nine seasons consisting of List of Night Court episodes, 193 episodes. The show is set in the night shift of a Manhattan ...
'', ''
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 NBC from October 1, 1982, ...
'', ''
Automan'', ''
Manimal'', ''
Loving'', ''
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. The show's ensemble cast stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty ...
'', ''
Out of This World'', ''
Houston Knights'', ''
Manuela'' and ''
Thirtysomething
''Thirtysomething'' is an American drama television series created by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz for United Artists Television (under MGM/UA Television) and aired on ABC from September 29, 1987, to May 28, 1991."The 'don't trust a ...
''. Furthermore, it re-aired some television series like ''
The Waltons
''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural mountainous Western Virginia of the Appalachian Mountains / Allegheny Mountains / Blue Ridge Mountains chain, during the economic hardships and mass unemp ...
'', ''
Little House on the Prairie
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'', ''
Bewitched
''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...
'', ''
Bonanza
''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...
'' and ''
Columbo
''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originall ...
''.
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-Spor kurumsal logo.png, TRT 3 Spor logo 2014 to 2021
TRT 3 logo.svg, 2014 to 2021
TRT3 Spor logo.svg, TRT 3 Spor logo 2021 to 2022
TRT 3 logo (2021).svg, Current logo
TRT 3 Spor logo (2022).svg, Current TRT 3 Spor 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 officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
and closed on 24 August 2008.
See also
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List of television stations in Turkey
References
External links
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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