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This article covers the '''radio and television technology''' in Turkey.
[[File:TV_tower,_Istanbul_(_1100239).jpg|thumb|[[Küçük Çamlıca TV Radio Tower]] in [[Istanbul]]]]
==Authority==
The highest authority in radio and television broadcasting is [[Radio and Television Supreme Council]] (abbreviated RTÜK). RTÜK is responsible in both the content of the programs and the technical infrastructure of the broadcasting.<ref>Radyo ve televiztonların Kuruluş ve Yayın Hizmetleri hakkında Kanun (Radyo and TV stations law act no 5112)</ref>

==Radio==
According to [[Milliyet]] newspaper total number of radio stations in Turkey is 1078<ref>[http://www.milliyet.com.tr/1-078-radyo-1-tv-bile-etmiyor-/ekonomi/sondakikaarsiv/25.10.2010/1266914/default.htm Milliyet newspaper {{in lang|tr}}]</ref> (2010 figure). The main broadcaster is  [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation]] (abbreviated TRT), a public broadcaster. TRT broadcasts 7 national, 6 regional and 5 international radio channels. TRT uses [[long wave]], [[medium wave]] and [[FM band]] for the domestic broadcast. The [[short wave]] is reserved for international services ([[Voice of Turkey]]).<ref name="TRT">[http://www.trt.net.tr/Kurumsal/anasayfa.aspx TRT page {{in lang|tr}}]</ref> The private companies however prefer FM band. The method of  sterephony is zenith tone system.

==Television==
According to a report by RTÜK, there are 63 nationwide, 113 regional, and 1129 local broadcasters.<ref>[http://www.rtuk.org.tr/upload/UT/50.pdf Report by Yasemin Dede of RTÜK {{in lang|tr}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101211948/http://www.rtuk.org.tr/upload/UT/50.pdf |date=2013-11-01 }}</ref> Turkey uses [[CCIR System B]] in [[VHF Band]] and [[CCIR System G]] in [[UHF Band]]. The color information is superimposed by [[PAL]] method. TRT uses both the VHF and UHF Bands. VHF is reserved for [[TRT 1]] and UHF for the others. The private broadcasters use UHF band. According to the regulation a channel difference of at least 3 channels (21 MHz in VHF and 24 MHz in UHF) is required in each region. Thus in certain high population-density areas some broadcasters face the problem of shortage in channel availability. The stereophonic sound in analogue transmission is coded by  Zweikanalton method.

==DBS==
TRT has 14 nationwide channels.<ref name="TRT"/> While the basic transmission is carried on by the [[Transmitter station]]s, most are broadcast by satellite. All nationwide private broadcasters as well as a few regional broadcasters also use satellite broadcasting. The [[Türksat (company)|Türksat]] company distributes the satellite channels by cable. The direct broadcast is provided by two companies: [[Digitürk]] and [[D-Smart]]. Some of their channels are in [[High-definition television|HDTV]] format.

==See also==
*[[Timeline of broadcast in Turkey]]

==References==
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