TRT 1

TRT 1
Logo used since 2021
CountryTurkey
Broadcast areaWorldwide
AffiliatesRadyo 1
Programming
Language(s)Turkish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerTurkish Radio and Television Corporation
Sister channelsTRT 2
TRT 3
TRT World
TRT Haber
TRT Spor
TRT Spor Yildiz
TRT Avaz
TRT Çocuk
TRT Belgesel
TRT Müzik
TRT Arabi
TRT Türk
TRT Kurdî
TRT 4K
TRT EBA TV
TBMM TV
History
Launched31 January 1968 (1968-01-31)
Former namesAnkara Television (1968–1986)
Izmir Television (1970–1986)
Istanbul Television (1971–1986)
TV1 (1986–1992)
Links
Websitetrt1.com.tr
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue or DigitalVarious location
Streaming media
TRT 1 LiveLive TRT 1

TRT 1 (TRT One) is the first Turkish Free-to-air national television channel, owned by state broadcaster TRT. It was officially launched on 31 January 1968 as a test broadcast, becoming regular by the early 1970s. It was the only channel Turkey until 15 September 1986, when TRT launched TRT 2 under the name TV2. It is also available in Azerbaijan on terrestrial television.

On 19 May 2012, it started broadcasting on 16:9 aspect ratio and launched its own HD simulcast feed.

TRT 1 is TRT's general TV channel, available free-to-air through Turksat satellite, on subscription operators Digitürk, D-Smart, Türksat Cable TV, Tivibu or in neighbor countries via foreign cable platforms.