TRT 3

TRT 3
Country	Turkey
Broadcast area	Kızılay Square, Çankaya, Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey
Affiliates	Radyo 3
Programming
Language(s)	Turkish
Picture format	16:9 (576i, SDTV) ; 16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	TRT
Sister channels	TRT 1 ; TRT 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
Launched	2 October 1989; 35 years ago
Former names	3. Kanal (1989–1991) ; TV3 (1992–1997)

TRT 3 is a Turkish television channel. It mostly broadcasts sport events.

History

TRT 3 started test transmissions on October 2, 1989, as "3. Kanal", and is now TRT's third most watched TV station. TRT 3's transmissions are realized through a time-share with TRT GAP and Turkish Grand National Assembly TV (TBMM TV). TRT 3's programs mainly consist of sports, education, culture, music and news. Like most TRT channels, advertisements are allowed on this channel. Besides, TRT 3 broadcasts programs in vernaculars and dialects still practiced today in the daily lives of Turkish people.

Between 1991 and 2008 for Turksat Kablo TV viewers, Spanish public broadcaster TVE Internacional will broadcast after close down TRT 3.

On screen identity

Like other TRT channels, even TRT 3 broadcasts 24 hours a day. Its broadcast starts with a short startup at 06:58. On this start-up, first the TRT Ident is shown, followed by the programme list for the day and the Independence March. TRT 3 aired many world-known series for the first time in Turkey. Among them were Matlock, M*A*S*H, Perry Mason, Hercule Poirot, Night Court, Remington Steele, Automan, Manimal, Loving, The Golden Girls, Out of This World, Houston Knights, Manuela and Thirtysomething. Furthermore, it re-aired some television series like The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, Bewitched, Bonanza and Columbo.