Television in Slovenia was first introduced in 1958. The first TV station in Slovenia was JRT TV Ljubljana 1 (now RTV Slovenija - TV Slovenija 1) in 1958. In 1970 JRT TV Ljubljana 2 (now TV Slovenija 2) was launched and TV Slovenija 3 in 2008. Color television broadcasts began in 1976.
Analog television The following is a list of television stations in Slovenia. The channels are being broadcast in Slovenia and are sorted by regions of coverage and type of content the channels broadcast. The list does not contain internet-only television stations.
The first private TV station Kanal A was launched in May 1991, just about a month before the country's independence from Yugoslavia. The second private channel POP TV was launched by the company PRO PLUS d.o.o. in December 1995. TV3 was also launched in 1995, and was originally owned by the Roman Catholic Church. It had a poor viewership until Ivan Ćaleta, a businessman from Croatia, purchased 75% ownership of the channel in 2003, and started to offer more popular programming. Kanal A became the sister channel of POP TV in 2001, when Pro Plus took over the channel. TV3 became the new player on the market, when Swedish company MTG bought it in 2006. On 29 February 2012, it ceased broadcasting due to uncompetitive environment and unresponsiveness of Slovenian authorities.
Slovenia used the analogue PAL standard until December 1, 2010 when analog broadcasting ceased and was replaced with DVB-T.
List of TV stations in Slovenia
Public television channels Radiotelevizija Slovenija TV SLO 1 TV SLO 2 TV SLO 3
Regional Televizija Koper Televizija Maribor
Commercial television channels Pro Plus Pop Kanal A Brio Kino Oto Astra
TV2 Csoport Planet TV Planet 2 Planet Eva
Other television channels TV3 Nova24TV Gold TV Sport Klub Šport TV Arena Sport Arena eSport Adria TV Folx TV Net XXL TV Veseljak TV 8 TV Nakupi Exodus TV Best TV TV Aktual
Regional television channels Gorenjska televizija TV Celje Vaš kanal VTV Local television channels with special status ATV signal RTS TV Galeja
Television channels with nationwide coverage
Televizija Slovenija (public broadcaster RTV Slovenija) NameMethod of receptionFormatWebpage TV SLO 1 DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S2, IPTV, MMDS News, information, movies, documentaries, talkshows, children's and youth programming, game shows, religion, live coverage of important events, shows for the national minorities TV SLO 2 DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S2, IPTV, MMDS Sports, movies, documentaries, series, drama, culture, arts TV SLO 3 DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S2, IPTV, MMDS Information, news, parliamentary coverage, politically-oriented talkshows, press conferences
Private television channels NameMethod of receptionFormatWebpage POP TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS News, reality shows, entertainment, movies, series, children's programming, telenovelas Kanal A DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS News, reality shows, movies, series, cartoons, sports Planet TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS News, reality shows, movies, series, cartoons, entertainment Planet 2 DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Movies, series, telenovelas Planet Eva DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Talkshows, movies, series, telenovelas TV 3 DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Movies, series, telenovelas Gold TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Series, movies, telenovelas, music, entertainment Brio DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Series channel Kino DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Movie channel Oto DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Children's channel with cartoons, dubbed into Slovene Astra DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Comedies, criminal, drama and daily Slovenian and ex-Yugoslavian series Sportklub DVB-C, MMDS Sports channels Šport TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Sports channels Arena Sport DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Sports channels Arena eSport DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS e-sports channel Best TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Television channel with turbofolk music TV Aktual DVB-C, IPTV, MMDSTelevision channel with Croatian and Slovenian popular music Folx TV DVB-C, DVB-S2, IPTV, MMDS Television channel with Slovene traditional, folk and popular music Net XXL DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Erotic channel Adria TV DVB-C, DVB-S2, IPTV, MMDS Television channel with traditional Dalmatian and Yugoslavian pop and rock music TV 8 DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Shopping channel TV Nakupi DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Shopping channel
Non-profit channels NameMethod of receptionFormatWebpage Top TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS 24-hour news channel Nova24TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS 24-hour news and parliamentary channel Exodus TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Catholic television channel
Regional and local television stations Regional channels, operated by RTV Slovenija NameMethod of receptionFormatWebpage TV Koper - Capodistria DVB-T, DVB-C, DVB-S2, IPTV, MMDS Regional channel for the Italian-speaking minority in the Slovene Littoral and coastal region, news, movies, sports, entertainment, documentaries TV Maribor DVB-T, DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Regional channel for the Slovene Styria, Carinthia and the Mura region, news, movies, sports, entertainment, documentaries, programming for the Hungarian-speaking minority in the Slovene Mura region
Regional television stations with special status NameMethod of receptionPlace of originWebpage Gorenjska televizija DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Kranj TV Celje DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Celje Vaš kanal DVB-T, DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Novo Mesto VTV DVB-T, DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Velenje
Local television stations with special status NameMethod of receptionPlace of originWebpage ATV signal DVB-T, DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Litija TV Idea - Kanal 10 DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Murska Sobota RTS DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Maribor TV Galeja DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Ilirska Bistrica
Regional and local television stations without special status NameMethod of receptionPlace of originWebpage ePosavje TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Krško Ljubljana TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Ljubljana ETV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Kisovec Maxi TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Ljutomer vŽivo.si DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Ljubljana KTV Ormož DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Ormož Koroška TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Dravograd Moj TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Selnica ob Dravi Net TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Maribor Play TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Ljubljana TV Kras DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Sežana TV Krpan DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Laško Kanal K3 DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Beltinci Koroška regionalna televizija DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Slovenj Gradec TV Lep DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Logatec TVM Miklavž DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Miklavž na Dravskem polju TV Medvode DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Medvode Oron TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Stari trg pri Ložu TV Plus DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Komenda TV Trbovlje DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Trbovlje Vascom TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Pivka ViTel DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Dornberk Go-TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Nova Gorica Savinjska televizija DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Žalec TV Kočevje DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Kočevje Studio Bistrica DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Slovenska Bistrica STV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Žalec ATM TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Kranjska Gora Bled.TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Bled AK TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Slovenj Gradec TIPK TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Television channel for the hard-of-hearing and deaf TV Uršlja DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Ravne na Koroškem Tržič TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Tržič Zdrava televizija DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Health-oriented television channel Zdravje TV DVB-C, IPTV, MMDS Health-oriented television channel
DVB-T Experimental DVB-T broadcasts began in 2001 using the MPEG-2 standard. In 2007 the Slovenian government decided to test DVB-T transmission in Ljubljana using the MPEG-4 standard, following the approval of the APEK (Agency for Post and Telecommunications Republic of Slovenia), now AKOS (Agency for Communication Networks and Services).
After that Radiotelevizija Slovenija had to determine which transmitter would be used for the 3-month test. They settled on the transmitters made by a Slovene company, Elti, who produces analog and digital TV transmitters. After the test, the RTV SLO decided to expand transmissions to TV SLO 2. In 2008, the RTV SLO launched a new channel: TV SLO 3 (a public affairs channel) to its digital offering. High-definition broadcast with AC-3 was experimented during the Beijing 2008 olympic games. The 2010 Winter Olympic Games were also broadcast in HD.
Currently, there is only one multiplex operating, Mux A and Mux C. Mux C ceased operating partially on 12 September 2023 and completely on 1 February 2024.
Mux A The operator is Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Mux A is intended for public channels.
Channels TV SLO 1 HD TV SLO 2 HD TV SLO 3 HD TV Maribor TV Koper - Capodistria Vaš kanal (in Lower Carniola, Upper Carniola, Lower Sava Valley and Central Sava Valley)
Mux C Started on October 14, 2013. The operator is Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Mux C is intended for commercial channels. In January 2022, pay-TV channels, offered by the operator Innet TV were added. On 12 September 2023 all pay-per-view channels present in Mux C ceased broadcasting. Mux C was finally switched off on 1 February 2024.
Channels TV Veseljak Nova24TV Star Life (pay-per-view) Star Crime (pay-per-view) Star Movies (pay-per-view) National Geographic (pay-per-view) Nat Geo Wild (pay-per-view) Viasat History (pay-per-view) Pop TV (pay-per-view) Kanal A (pay-per-view) Brio (pay-per-view) Kino (pay-per-view) Oto (pay-per-view) Obvestilo C
Local channels Source: Mux L1: ATV Signal (Litija) Mux L2: TV AS (Murska Sobota) Mux L4: VTV Velenje
Rating Shares (2022-2023) Rank Channel Owner Rating Share 1 Slovenija 1 RTV Slovenija 41.1% 2 Pop TV Central European Media Enterprises (CME) 37.8% 3 Kanal A Central European Media Enterprises (CME) 30.9% 4 Slovenija 2 RTV Slovenija 29.0% 5 Planet TV TV2 Group 18.6% 6 National Geographic National Geographic Global Networks 11.5% 7 Kino Central European Media Enterprises (CME) 11.1% 8 Fox Crime Fox Networks Group 10.4% 9 Discovery Channel Warner Bros. Discovery 9.4% 10 Fox Fox Networks Group 9.0%
References
External links RTV Slovenia DVB-T in Slovenia