Television in Croatia
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Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

was first introduced in 1956
Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included....

.

Main channels

Name Full name Programming Type Encryption Year
HTV 1  Croatian Radio Television (Hrvatska radiotelevizija) General Public broadcaster Clear 1956-1990 (As JRT TV-Zagreb 1), 1990- HRT
HTV 2  Croatian Radio Television (Hrvatska radiotelevizija) General Public broadcaster Clear 1972-1990 (As JRT TV-Zagreb 2), 1990- HRT
Nova TV  Nova TV General Private channel Clear 2000
RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....

 
RTL Televizija General Private channel Clear 2004
RTL 2
RTL 2 (Croatia)
-Airing currently:* Bella Calamidades * Columbo * Dexter * Dollhouse * Everybody Loves Raymond * How I Met Your Mother ...

 
RTL 2 General Private channel Clear 2011
Doma TV
Doma TV
-Airing currently:* Anna und die Liebe * En nombre del amor * Gipsy Heart * La usurpadora * Rosalinda * Teresa -Coming soon:...

 
Doma TV General Private channel Clear 2011
CMC
Croatian Music Channel
Croatian Music Channel, most commonly referred to only as CMC is a Croatian television channel broadcasting Croatian music and music of Croatian production.It is available in cable television, DVB-T and satellite television....

 
Croatian Music Channel Music Private channel Clear 2011
KN  Kapital Network Informational and economic Private channel Clear 2011
SPTV
Sportska televizija
Sports Television is specialized sports programme owned by Croatian Olympic Committee. It was launched, on national level, on April 4, 2011, and it is first TV channel launched by one national olympic committee....

 
Sportska televizija Sport Private channel Clear 2011

Terrestrial

Source: Croatian Post and Electronic Telecommunications Agency,
Odašiljači i veze d.o.o.
  • Dubrovačka televizija (DU TV) - from Dubrovnik
    Dubrovnik
    Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Gradska televizija Zadar (GTV Zadar) - from Zadar
    Zadar
    Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Televizija 4 Rijeke (TV4R) - from Karlovac
    Karlovac
    Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Čakovečka televizija
    Cakovecka Televizija
    Čakovečka televizija, abbreviated ČK TV, is a Croatian regional commercial broadcaster based in Čakovec, the county seat of Međimurje County in the northernmost part of Croatia....

     (ČTV) - from Čakovec
    Cakovec
    Čakovec is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.-Population:...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Osječka televizija (OSTV) - from Osijek
    Osijek
    Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Slavonskobrodska televizija (SBTV) - from Slavonski Brod
    Slavonski Brod
    Slavonski Brod is a city in Croatia, with a population of 59,507 in 2011. The city was known as Marsonia in the Roman Empire, and as Brod na Savi 1244–1934. It is the sixth largest city in Croatia, after Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar. Located in the region of Slavonia, it is the...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Televizija Dalmacija
    Televizija Dalmacija
    Televizija Dalmacija is a Croatian commercial television station in Split. It airs programs from their offices situated at Poljud stadium.-----External links:*...

     (TV Dalmacija) - from Split
    Split (city)
    Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Riječka televizija (RiTV) - from Rijeka
    Rijeka
    Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Z1 televizija - from Zagreb
    Zagreb
    Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Televizija Šibenik (TVŠ) - from Šibenik
    Šibenik
    Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, with population of 51,553 . It is located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Televizija Nova (TV Nova) - from Pula
    Pula
    Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Televizija Plus (TV Plus) - from Jastrebarsko
    Jastrebarsko
    - Antiquity :In 1865, remnants of a Roman settlement were uncovered in Repišće, Klinča Sela, a village in Jastrebarsko metropolitan area. Further archeological investigation in the late 20th century classified them as a villa rustica and a necropolis consisting of six tumuli, both dating to...

    , broadcast for the city
  • VOX televizija (VOX TV) - from Zadar
    Zadar
    Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...

    , broadcast for the city
  • Varaždinska televizija (VTV) - from Varaždin
    Varaždin
    Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...

    , broadcast for Varaždin County
    Varaždin County
    Varaždin County is a county in northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.-Geography:In addition to the city of Varaždin, the county includes the towns of Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Toplice, as well as 22 municipalities...

     and Međimurje County
  • Jabuka TV
    Jabuka TV
    Jabuka TV , formerly Otvorena televizija , is a TV station in Zagreb, Croatia....

     (former OTV) - from Zagreb
    Zagreb
    Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

    , broadcast for Zagreb
    Zagreb
    Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

     and Zagreb County
    Zagreb County
    Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...

  • Kanal Rijeka (Kanal Ri) - from Rijeka
    Rijeka
    Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...

    , broadcast for Primorje–Gorski Kotar County
  • Nezavisna istarska televizija (NIT) - from Pazin
    Pazin
    Pazin is the administrative seat of Istria County in Croatia. The town has a population of 4,986 , the total Pazin municipality population is 9,227...

    , broadcast for Istria County
    Istria County
    Istria County is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula . The area of the county is called Istra in Croatian and Slovene...

  • Nezavisna televizija (NeT) - from Kutina
    Kutina
    Kutina is a small city in central Croatia, the largest settlement in the hilly region of Moslavina, in the Sisak-Moslavina county. The town proper has a population of 14,814 , while the total municipality population is 22,815....

    , broadcast for Sisak–Moslavina County
  • Televizija Jadran (TV Jadran) - from Split
    Split (city)
    Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...

    , broadcast for Split–Dalmatia County
  • Televizija Slavonije i Baranje (STV) - from Osijek
    Osijek
    Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...

    , broadcast for Osijek–Baranja County
  • Vinkovačka televizija (VKTV) - from Vinkovci
    Vinkovci
    Vinkovci is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375, making it the largest town of the county...

    , broadcast for Vukovar–Syrmia County

Specialized cable and/or satellite channels

  • Sport Klub
    Sport Klub
    Sportklub is a European sports channel which has been broadcast in Hungary, Romania, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia since 2006. The Channel commenced broadcasts in Croatia during the autumn of 2007....

     Croatia
  • Slika Hrvatske
    Croatian Radiotelevision
    Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...

  • HRT Plus
    Croatian Radiotelevision
    Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...

  • RTL Plus
    RTL Televizija
    RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....

  • Saborska Televizija
  • Mini TV
  • MediaTravel.tv
  • CineStar TV
  • 24sata TV
  • Narodna Televizija
  • OK TV
  • Deejay TV
  • Playomania
  • Dju Dju
  • Hit TV
  • Arena Sport 1 Croatia
  • Arena Sport 2 Croatia

Regionalized versions of trans-national television networks

Channels regionalized for Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 include:
  • HBO Adria
    HBO Central Europe
    HBO Central Europe is a premium pay television service operating in eleven countries in Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The headquarters are located in...

    , with Croatian audio channel and DVB subtitles
  • HBO Comedy Adria, with Croatian audio channel and DVB subtitles
  • Cinemax
    Cinemax
    Cinemax, sometimes abbreviated as simply "Max", is a collection of premium television networks that broadcasts primarily feature films, along with softcore erotica, original action series, documentaries and special behind-the-scenes features. Cinemax is operated by Home Box Office, Inc., a...

     CEE, with Croatian audio channel and DVB subtitles
  • Cinemax 2
    Cinemax 2
    For the American premium movie service, see Cinemax.Cinemax 2 is a European movie channel which is broadcast in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and in first quarter of 2009., Cinemax 2 will be available in Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. - Cinemax 2 HD :Cinemax 2 HD is a...

     CEE, with Croatian audio channel and DVB subtitles
  • AXN
    AXN
    AXN is a Pay television, cable and satellite television channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on May 22, 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Japan, Europe, other parts of Asia and Latin America...

     Adria, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Hallmark Channel
    Hallmark Channel
    The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...

     CE, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • SciFi Channel EE, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • MTV Adria
    MTV Adria
    MTV Adria is a localized version of the music and entertainment channel MTV Europe, customized for the Balkan countries that used to be constituent parts of Yugoslavia...

    , with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Discovery Channel
    Discovery Channel
    Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...

     Europe, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Animal Planet
    Animal Planet
    Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...

     Europe, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • National Geographic Channel
    National Geographic Channel
    National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...

     Romania, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • National Geographic Wild
    National Geographic Wild
    Nat Geo WILD is a cable TV channel focused on animal-related programs. It is a sister network to National Geographic Channel and it is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks. It first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006, focusing...

     CE, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Fox Life
    Fox Life
    Fox Life is a television network, launched by the Fox Broadcasting Company, which airs across Latin America, Europe and Japan . Its basic programming include numerous television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, which includes some original programming in certain regions...

     SEE, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Fox Crime
    Fox Crime
    Fox Crime is a television network, launched by the Fox International Channels, which airs across several countries of Europe and Asia, such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and Bulgaria...

     SEE, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Zone Reality
    Zone Reality
    Zone Reality is a European reality television channel.Zone Reality broadcasts in both analogue and digital to over 120 million viewers throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America....

     Europe, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Zone Romantica
    Zone Romantica
    Zone Romantica is a European TV channel that launched in 1998. The channel broadcasts a mixture of telenovelas, music and entertainment from all over the world, but mainly from Latin America. The channel is available 24 hours a day, to 20 territories across Central and Eastern Europe as well as...

     Pan-Europe, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • TV1000
    TV1000
    TV1000 is a group of cable and satellite movie channels broadcasting to the Nordic countries and owned by Modern Times Group . It is also the name of the flagship channel.-History:...

     Balkan, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Viasat Explorer
    Viasat Explorer
    Viasat Explorer is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group showing documentaries about wild animals, extreme sports, adventure, travel and technology. It was launched in January 2002 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. On November 1, 2003 it expanded into Ukraine, Russia, Kazahstan,...

    , with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Viasat History
    Viasat History
    Viasat History is a pan Nordic television channel showing documentaries about history, culture and society which is very similar to the History Channel....

    , with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Viasat Nature, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Sport Klub Plus
    Sport Klub
    Sportklub is a European sports channel which has been broadcast in Hungary, Romania, Poland, Serbia and Slovenia since 2006. The Channel commenced broadcasts in Croatia during the autumn of 2007....

     SEE, with Croatian audio channel and DVB subtitles
  • DoQ SEE, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • E! Entertainment TV EMEA, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Style Network
    Style Network
    The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's...

     EMEA, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • History Europe, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • History HD Europe, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Crime and Investigation Network
    Crime and Investigation Network
    Crime & Investigation Network is an Australian digital cable and satellite television channel which focuses on crime, investigation and mystery programming. It is run by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd and programming and name are licensed to them by A&E Television Networks.The channel shows a variety...

    , with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Travel Channel Europe, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • MGM Channel, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • The Fishing and Hunting Channel, with Croatian DVB subtitles
  • Fashion TV
    Fashion TV
    Fashion TV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting television channel. It was founded in France in 1997 by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV is the only 24/7 international TV network exclusively dedicated to fashion, beauty, glamour and style and has become...

     SEE

By viewing share

Croatian television channels listed by their viewing share 1998-2007.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
HRT 1 39% 41% 42% 37% 34% 29% 30% 27% 32% 25.9%
HRT 2 16% 18% 20% 19% 19% 17% 18% 17.2% 22% 17.5%
HRT 3 7% 8% 11% 9% 12% 10% end of broadcasting
Nova TV 6% 12% 21% 25% 18% 21% 19% 18%
RTL
RTL Televizija
RTL Televizija is a Croatian commercial broadcaster with national availability that has been broadcasting since April 30, 2004.RTL Televizija is 74% owned by the RTL Group....

25% 23% 28% 25%

Analog switchoff in favor of DVB-T

The Government of Croatia
Government of Croatia
The Government of the Republic of Croatia , commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government , is the main element of the executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the President of the Government , commonly abbreviated to premier...

 decided that multicast
Multicast
In computer networking, multicast is the delivery of a message or information to a group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the source creating copies automatically in other network elements, such as routers, only when the topology of the network requires...

 (simultaneous analog
Analog television
Analog television is the analog transmission that involves the broadcasting of encoded analog audio and analog video signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal...

 and digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...

 DVB-T
DVB-T
DVB-T is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting — Terrestrial; it is the DVB European-based consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television that was first published in 1997 and first broadcast in the UK in 1998...

 simultaneous broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...

 of the main channels) cease to exist in 2010.
Croatian territory was split into 9 digital region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...

s where national broadcasts are available. Former local broadcast services now advance to regional broadcast services and local broadcast services as such cease to exist. Regional broadcast services will cover more territory.

The dates for the switchoff of the main analog broadcast network were:
Region Date of Switchoff
D05 January 26
D03 March 3
D07 March 30
D09 April 27
D01 May 25
D02 June 29
D06 July 20
D08 September 7
D04 October 5

Complete overview of the digital regions

Region Multiplex Program (ID)
D1 MUX A
(Channel 38)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 44)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 21)
Vinkovacka televizija
STV
OSJECKA TV
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
D2 MUX A
(Channel 23)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 39)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 58)
SBTV
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
D3 MUX A
(Channel 44)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 48)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 36)
SRCE TV
VTV VARAZDIN
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
D4 MUX A
(Channel 25)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 48)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 42)
JABUKA TV
NeT
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
d44-d45-d46 MUX D
(Channel 57)
TV4R
TV PLUS
Z1
D5 MUX A
(Channel 28)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 53)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 29)
(Channel 45)
KANAL RI
TV ISTRA
RITV
TV NOVA
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
D5 MFN MUX A
(Channel 68)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
D6 MUX A
(Channel 30)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 44)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 54)
TV VOX
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
D7 MUX A
(Channel 51)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 59)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 31)
TV VOX
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
d71 MUX D
(Channel 35)
GRADSKA TV
d72 MUX D
(Channel 29)
TV SIBENIK
D8 MUX A
(Channel 33)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 53)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 34)
TV JADRAN
TELEVIZIJA DALMACIJA
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC
D9 MUX A
(Channel 51)
HTV1
HTV2
RTL TV
NOVA TV
MUX B
(Channel 59)
HRT 3
HRT 4
RTL 2
Doma TV
MUX D
(Channel 28)
DUBROVACKA TV
Sportska televizija
KN
CMC

HDTV

In Croatia there were two testing HDTV channels HRT HD and Nova TV HD. HD TV channels were available only in major cities(Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

, Split, Osijek
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...

, Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...

 and Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...

). On February 4th 2011., the experimental broadcasting stopped because the license for it expired.

Multiplexes

In Croatia there are three MUX-es active. MUX A and MUX B are for national channels, and MUX D is for national/regional channels. MUX A currently broadcast both HRT channels, Nova and RTL. MUX B currently broadcast RTL2 and Doma TV. MUX D currently broadcast regional channels and three national channels : Sportska Televizija, Kapital Network and CMC.

Additionally, Kapital Network was originally broadcasted in MUX B, as the holder of a license for a testing period, they won an experimental 6-month period license. Now, Kapital Network is broadcasting in MUX D, which is, by the new plan, carring both regional and national services at the same time.

The competition for two channels in the MUX B was announced in July 2010. The Electronic Media Agency of the Croatian government received offers for the following channels: RTL 2, Doma TV, OBN and Kapital Network. Final licenses were given to RTL 2 and Doma TV. RTL2 and Doma TV started broadcasting on January 2. 2011.

Licences for broadcasting in national part of Mux D were given to CMC (Croatian Music Channel), Sportska Televizija (by Croatian Olympic Committee
Croatian Olympic Committee
The Croatian Olympic Committee is the non-profit organization representing Croatian athletes in the International Olympic Committee. The COC organizes Croatia's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. It also organizes the Croatian contingent at smaller events such as the...

) and Kapital Network in December 2010. They started broadcasting in the second half of March and the first half of April 2011.

Regional broadcasts

MUX D is now active in regions with digital only broadcast:
  • In D1 regional channels are Vinkovačka TV, Osječka TV and Slavonska TV.
  • In D2 regional channel is SBTV.
  • In D3 regional channels are Varaždinska TV and Srce TV.
  • In D4 regional channels are Jabuka TV and Net TV.
  • In D5 regional channels are Kanal RI, Ri TV, TV Istra and TV Nova from Pula.
  • In D6 and D7 regional channel is VOX TV from Zadar.
  • In D8 regional channels are TV Jadran and TV Dalmacija, both from Split.
  • In D9 regional channel is DUTV.

Future plans

In future MUX A will stay the same(HRT1, HRT2, RTL TV and Nova TV). MUX B will get HRT's two new channels. HRT must start broadcasting this two channels until the end of 2012. MUX D will have new 2 or 3 regional channels.

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