Botswana TV

Founded on 31 July 2000, the Botswana TV is the national broadcaster in Botswana which began airing following a 1997 government decision. The station delivers eight hours of local and international programs daily on weekdays and 10 hours of programming on weekends.

It provides at least 60% local content to meet the diverse needs of its viewers. It covers content such as news, sport, entertainment and many other programs. Technological, BTV is the first station in Africa and the second in the world after ITN (UK-based Independent Television News) to fully utilise digital technology. Its signal is carried on a PAS 7 satellite with a significant footprint, which covers the whole country, and most of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The station is fully Serial Digital Video, 4:3 and 16:9 switchable, but with the flexibility of analogue with dual language stereo capabilities.