NTV (Kenyan TV channel)

NTV
CountryKenya
Broadcast areaKenya
HeadquartersNation Centre, Kimathi Street, Central Nairobi
Programming
LanguagesSwahili and English
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerNation Media Group
Sister channelsQ TV (Defunct Swahili only channel)
History
Launched10 December 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-10)
Former namesNation TV
Links
WebcastLivestream
Websitentvkenya.co.ke
Availability
Terrestrial
StarTimesChannel 512
DStvChannel 271
Zuku TVChannel 13
GOtvChannel 16
DTTAvailable on Signet, ADN, and other DTT signal distributors
Azam TVChannel 333

NTV is a Kenyan general entertainment channel. It has used its current name since 2005.. It is a popular TV station in Kenya along with Citizen TV, Kenya Television Network and Kenya Broadcasting Corporation.

History

As Nation TV, the channel launched at 8pm on 10 December 1999 on UHF channel 42 in Nairobi, becoming the sixth Kenyan TV station overall to launch.

The channel was rebranded on 11 May 2005 as a revamp from the previous Nation TV station under the Nation Media Group arm that has been in existence since 1997. The relaunch came with state-of-the-art technology new to a television station in East and Central Africa, as well as its OB van.

NTV adopted its current logo on 7 July 2009.

In March 2010, NTV was made available on DStv Mobile, while its terrestrial signal was made available in South Nyanza.

Per 2010 and 2011 Synovate surveys, NTV was the second most-watched channel in Kenya, behind Citizen. NTV shut down its analogue signal together with two competing private networks in late December 2013, as part of the migration to digital terrestrial television in Kenya.

YouTube presence

In September 2007, NTV went online with its content on YouTube. Within the first month it received over 325,000 views, three honors, and an average of 4,000 views for every video uploaded. In mid-2012, NTV went live on YouTube. Following this move, the blogosphere was awash with accolades with NTV's US correspondent (BMJ) Ben Mutua Jonathan Muriithi terming it a techno-revolution for mass media among Kenyans across the globe.

Programming

Some of the programmes available are listed below.

References

  1. ↑ "Laughter and melodies mark birth of QTV". Daily Nation. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Nation Media Group to merge QTV and NTV, shuts down Nation FM and QFM". CIO Africa. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 "KTN, Citizen, and NTV to be switched off". The Standard (Kenya). Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kenya: Radio, TV milestone marked". AllAfrica. Daily Nation (Kenya). 12 December 1999.
  5. ↑ "Nairobi awaits independent TV launch". BBC News.
  6. ↑ Pomp at Nation TV relaunch
  7. ↑ NTV unveils brand new look
  8. ↑ NTV now on DStv Mobile
  9. ↑ "Competition Study on the Broadcasting Industry in Kenya" (pdf). March 2012.