Television in Aegea and the Atlantic Islands

Television in Aegea and the Atlantic Islands was introduced in 1954 with the foundation of Television Aegea (now the Aegean Broadcasting Directorate) and its first broadcast at 6:30 am on December 29th 1954. Since then, the two main public service television networks in the country are ABD and the Bureau for Multicultural Broadcasting, alongside Aegean Christian Radio, and a few other television channels.

Public service

 * ABD (Aegean Broadcasting Directorate) - the country's core TV station and media company, funded by and owned by Emerson Holdings, the government's investment arm. Colloquially known as the Directorate or Abbie.
 * UHF: 3 (1954-2021)
 * VHF: 9
 * Virtual: 3
 * BMB (Bureau for Multicultural Broadcasting) - media company targeted at various ethnic groups, owned and operated by Emerson Holdings as with ABD. Colloquially referred to as The M or Murray.
 * UHF: 7 (1958-2021)
 * VHF: 10
 * Virtual: 7

Privately-owned

 * ACR (Aegean Christian Radio) - Christian-owned radio network, broadcasting from a Liberal Christian point of view.
 * UHF: 6 (1961-2021)
 * VHF: 12
 * Virtual: 6
 * Island Radio Media - Founded in 1969, notorious for their support of the conservative opposition.
 * UHF: 8 (1969-2020)
 * VHF: 13
 * Virtual: 8