The Public Authority for Radio and Television of the Sultanate of Oman has announced a new television channel for the Gulf state. The channel, called Oman Live, will cover various local activities and events, including “celebrations, conferences, seminars among other official and traditional activities, besides various civil community activities,” according to the Government’s official news […]
The Public Authority for Radio and Television of the Sultanate of Oman has announced a new television channel for the Gulf state.
The channel, called Oman Live, will cover various local activities and events, including “celebrations, conferences, seminars among other official and traditional activities, besides various civil community activities,” according to the Government’s official news agency, ONA.
The move is part of a strategy for providing more local news by Oman’s Public Authority for Radio and Television, which also includes opening news bureau in different governorates.
A launch date for Oman Live has not yet been announced.
The first nationwide television channel in Oman, Oman TV, began broadcasting from Muscat in November 1974, and from Salalah a year later. Oman TV2 now shows sport and cultural programmes, while its predecessor concentrates on news, Government announcements, children’s shows and natural history programmes.
Like elsewhere in the region, satellite television is also widely viewed in Oman.
