Kolmoskanava
Kolmoskanava (also known as TV3 and informally as Kolmonen) was a Finnish free-to-air television station owned and operated by Oy Kolmostelevisio Ab, a joint venture between MTV Oy, Yle and Nokia. The channel was launched on December 1, 1986, and closed on the New Year's Eve night of December 31, 1992 with MTV3 starting its broadcasts simultaneously. Being the first nationwide commercial channel in Finland, Kolmoskanava did not produce any of its programmes themselves and instead relying on imported programmes (Mostly TV shows and movies from North America), sports and a small number of Finnish programmes, most notably the bingo game show Megavisa, which aired from 1991 until 1992 on Kolmoskanava, and from 1993 until 1995 on its successor channel MTV3.
Country | Finland |
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Broadcast area | Finland |
Slogan | Kolmonen, Koko Illan Ilo! |
Headquarters | Helsinki |
Programming | |
Picture format | PAL 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Oy Kolmostelevisio Ab (Joint venture between MTV Oy, Yle and Nokia) |
History | |
Launched | 1 December 1986 |
Closed | 31 December 1992 |
Replaced by | MTV3 |
Availability (at time of closure) | |
Terrestrial | |
Analogue | Channel 3 |