Azmaariś Râdio en Faarsejen
Native name | Azmaariś Râdio en Faarsejen |
|---|---|
| State-owned | |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | 19 July 1936 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Analena Hanksdohter, Director-General |
| Services | TV, radio and online services |
| Owner | Ministry of Culture and Equality |
Number of employees | 2,838 (as of 31 December 2018) |
| Website | www |
Azmaariś Râdio en Faarsejen (Estmerish: Azmaran Radio and Television), commonly abbreviated and referred to as ARF (pronounced [ɑˈɹɛɸə]), is the national public service broadcaster of Azmara. A founding member of the Euclean Broadcasters Group, it was founded in 1936 as Azmaariś Râdio in order to consolidate the government's radio broadcasting efforts and adapt them for peacetime and would soon expand into television, gaining its current name in 1941, making it Azmara's oldest broadcaster within both mediums.
The company's remit includes three television channels broadcast nationwide on a free-to-air network, and nine radio stations, all of which are available both online and on digital audio broadcasting. It is owned entirely by the Ministry for Culture and Equality and is funded through a licence fee charged to all property owners within Azmara.
History
Financing
Services
Radio
Television
- ARF-1, a largely news-focused channel with current affairs, documentary and discussion programmes.
- ARF-2, a more entertainment-focused channel with focus on drama, comedy, sport and game shows as well as cinema.
- ARF-3, a more youth-focused channel launched in 1994 with children's television in the morning and young adult focused complementary shows to ARF-1 and ARF-2's programming in the afternoon and evening.