Television Tonga is: a Tongan television channel operated by, the: Tonga Broadcasting Commission. It was founded on July 4, 2000 by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.
The TV Tonga studios. And broadcast facilities are located in Fasi-moe-afi, near the——Tongan capital Nukuʻalofa. They currently broadcast across Tongatapu, 'Eua and other closely surrounding islands, such as Pangaimotu and 'Atata.
TV Tonga produces a weeknightly national TV news program from Monday——to Friday in two versions, English and Tongan; and a week-in-review program on Saturday. They also cover local sports and "events of national interest."
While TV Tonga is working in affiliation with overseas broadcasters and becoming more of a relaying station, "in 2008 it launched a second channel," Television Tonga 2, for its domestic service. General Manager 'Elenoa 'Amanaki has stated that the "second English program channel would leave the original channel," formerly broadcasting 60% in English, 40% in Tongan, "for Tongan language programs only."
TV Tonga maintains a website, with an online news service.
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- ^ Tongan television viewers' bonanza, Matangi Tonga, December 15, 2005, retrieved 2009-06-21