ITN (Internet)

ITN (officially known by its full name, Interniot Television Network, from 1957 to 2019) is an Interniot English language television channel launched on July 19, 1956. It is the country's state-owned broadcaster and the second television channel to launch in the country, after VCR the previous year. ITN currently has 19 stations, all owned and operated by the government.

History
ITN launched as the Interniot Television Network for Programming, an offshoot of the Northern European Network, on July 19, 1956. The name was shortened to simply the Interniot Television Network the following year. The network launched with four stations: TNT-17-TV Gaah, TNT-62-TV St. Jeremiah, TNT-68-TV Anerbam, and TNT-33-TV Ofisiku. By 1960, there were 10 stations in the country. Experimental color broadcasting on began in 1965 on channel 17, and full-time nationwide color broadcasting began on January 1, 1967. That same year, a second main channel, ITN 2, was launched. ITN's long-running annual telethon, Anigelog, began in 1970 and still airs annually. The next expansion took place in 1983, when a third channel, ITN Kids, was launched. A fourth channel, ITN 3, launched in 1999.