Television in Greenland

Television was introduced to Greenland in the late 1960s, first in the form of cable television companies (the current Nanoq Media), while terrestrial broadcast did not start until 1982, when KNR TV started. Only the KNR and DR channels are free-to-air and are delivered as part of an encrypted digital terrestrial platform.

History

At the beginning, cable companies received recordings of DR Television's mainland output.[1] The first terrestrial TV broadcasts from KNR began on 1 November 1982, the bulk of its line-up consisting of relays from the Danish mainland.[2] From 1983, it aimed at increasing the amount of original productions, with the creation of children's programmes promoting the Greenlandic language.[3] No full local television news existed until 1 September 1989, when Qanorooq began.[4]

Digital terrestrial television was first tested in December 2000 with the aim of making a feasibility study for 50 subscribers.[5] The 17-channel service began in August 2002,[6] and caused KNR to lose viewers. Moreover, producing television programmes for a low population such as Greenland's is expensive.[2]

DR and TV 2 relays ended on KNR1 on 7 January 2013, when it was decided that Greenland should have five free-to-air channels, KNR1, KNR2, DR 1, DR 2 and DR Ultra (later replaced by DR Ramasjang).[7] In 2015, Nuuk TV was renamed Nanoq Media upon beginning the delivery of its services to associated companies in other parts of Greenland.[8][9]

On 21 June 2020, both KNR1 and KNR2 switched to 720p HD resolution.[10]

Free-to-air channels

Nunatsinni Tusagassiuutilerisut Kattuffiat

Nunatsinni Tusagassiuutilerisut Kattuffiat is an association of local television companies, which mostly provide cable services. It was approved in 2014 after Nuuk TV and Arctic TV joined forces to create a new umbrella organisation for these stations to replace the troubled STTK, which was mostly inactive.[11]

As of 2005, the STTK member companies were:[12]

  • Tusaat TV (Aasiaat)
  • Arctic TV (llulissat)
  • Arfivik-TV (Qeqertarsuaq-Nanortalik)
  • Nuuk TV
  • Paamiut TV (Paamiut)
  • Qaqortoq TV (Qaqortoq)
  • Qeqertaq TV (Illulissat)
  • Sisimiut TV (Sisimiut)

References

  1. ^ "Nye vanskeligheder for Godthåb lukkede telenet". Atuagagdliutit (retrieved via timarit.is) (in Danish). 16 October 1969.
  2. ^ a b International Handbook of Children, Media and Culture. SAGE Publications. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Første valgkamp med TV-dækning". Atuagagdliutit (retrieved via timarit.is) (in Danish). 17 November 1982.
  4. ^ "Første udsendelse blev sendt fra chefens kontor: Qanorooq fylder 30 år". KNR (in Danish).
  5. ^ Digital television for Nuuk? (2000, Dec 12). Nordic Business Report
  6. ^ Nuuk to get terrestrial digital network. (2002, May 31). Nordic Business Report
  7. ^ Nielsen, Stig Hartvig. "Grønland: Mere grønlandsk tv på KNR". TVnyt.com. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Nuuk-tv udvider til provinsen". Sermitsiaq AG. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Nuuk TV udvider igen". Sermitsiaq AG. 20 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  10. ^ "KNR sendes nu i HD-kvalitet". Sermitsiaq. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  11. ^ Godt nyt for ny forening for lokalradio og TV
  12. ^ 2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 646
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