ServusTV

ServusTV is a TV station based in Wals-Siezenheim in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Its name is derived from a popular greeting common in many parts of Central and Eastern Europe.

ServusTV
CountryAustria
Programming
Language(s)German
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
History
Launched17 September 1995 (1995-09-17)
Links
Websitewww.servustv.com
Availability
Cable
Kabel Deutschland (Germany)Channel 123 (SD) / Channel 124 (HD)
UPC Switzerland (Switzerland)Channel 59 (HD)
IPTV
A1 TV (Austria)Channel 5 (SD) / Channel 105 (HD)
Telekom Entertain (Germany)Channel 74 (SD)

The station started as Salzburg TV in 1995 and was initially available only by cable in Salzburg. The TV station got media attention as it started terrestrial transmission on 25 October 2000, which was illegal at that time in Austria. The transmission facility, located at Untersberg transmitter (owned by Germany, but physically located in Austria), was confiscated by Austrian authorities after five days. As a protest, the owner of Salzburg TV entered a hunger strike for two weeks. As a response, terrestrial transmission of private TV stations was legalized in Austria, and transmission restarted in 2002 from the old transmission site on UHF channel 36.

The TV station was sold in 2004 to prevent its bankruptcy. In 2007 the shares went to Red Bull GmbH. The original owners sold their shares on the station soon after, and in 2009 the station was renamed to Servus TV.

Availability

ServusTV is available via terrestrial transmission in Austria, as well as Europe-wide from the Astra 19.2°E satellite constellation.

Sports

ServusTV airs ice hockey on Sunday nights, with the Austrian Hockey League in Austria and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. It also airs the FIM MotoGP World Championship, and will add the UEFA Champions League and Formula 1 in 2021. It previously aired the World Rally Championship, Red Bull Air Race and Red Bull X-Fighters. Servus TV Broadcast ATP Cup Live 2021[1] in Germany too.

References
  1. "Enjoy ATP Cup 2021 Live in Germany on Servus TV » Shiva Sports News". Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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