Borundian Television

Borundian Television (Ħəberündiye Telefisyan), commonly known as BTV, is a Borundian state-owned terrestrial free-to-air television channel owned by the public broadcaster, BRT. Launched in 1956, it is one of the oldest television stations in the Nesionytan Islands, and was the sole Borundian television channel until the launch of BTV2 in 1976. It was formerly headquartered in Aloktiena, until the Borundian Federation itself was dissolved in 1983. It regularly competes with Alhyan TV and Channel 3.

As Borundia Television (1956-2001)
The oldest television broadcasts in Borundia trace back to 1937, when the country introduced television for further development. Test broadcasts began that year in Banonkor, but after spread to the Nesionytan Islands in the early 1940s, television was ceased. It was reintroduced in 1955 as the military of Borundia wanted to develop the country further more. A team of sixteen businessmen in Banonkor planned to establish a television station, and were officially permitted to in April 1956.

Broadcast Program Signal (Ereşayanir Programa Tolyən) signed-on the air for the first time on July 1, 1956, with broadcasts for only half an hour on Saturdays. This was mostly due to the channel only able to broadcast on 30 watts. After being acquired by the government on September 23, 1956, the station was renamed to Borundia Television, or commonly BTV. BTV established a television station in the capital, Aloktiena, in 1957, and later expanded into other cities during the 1960s.

In 1968, for the first time, Borundia Television rebranded and began four hour broadcasts, as television started to be more mainstream to the middle and lower class. It began daily operations in 1969, and started to broadcast nationwide via satellite television, which was very rare in Borundia at the time. On June 29 of that year, Borundia Television introduced multilingual transmissions, launching BTV Nuhin Service the next day.

As the country started to liberalize after the military leader resigned in 1972, BTV began airing international programs, and was also privatized. According to the new constitution of 1972, media shall be independent and government-related programming should be discouraged. Radio Borundia was also privatized in 1973, to reflect the constitution. BTV's ratings start to skyrocket for their original and imported programming, and television became the dominant form of media in Borundia. In 1975, the American television series,, was remade as Duan Mezena, which was one of the most popular shows in Borundia. Another American television series,, was remade as Special Police Force, which was often called a knockoff of S.W.A.T., although BTV was permitted to remake it.

To increase viewership and expand its monopoly, BTV launched BTV2 on May 17, 1976. BTV2 mostly aired lifestyle and music-related programming, which attracted the country's youth. It also predominantly aired in, which was a growing language in Borundia. For the network's twenty-first anniversary in 1977, BTV began broadcasting selected programs in color. Experimental color broadcasts commenced as early as 1971, when Borundia introduced color television. The 'Kolar' logo was introduced in the same year color broadcasts officially began, but stopped using it in 1980, when BTV and BTV2 started full-time color broadcasts.

After acquiring a loan from Isandarual in 1980, Borundia was heavily indebted, which also affected the country's media. BTV2 ceased broadcasting for financial reasons, and since BTV could not make any new productions, they had to air reruns every broadcast day. The channel was almost bankrupt until Gezirnus Broadcasting System aided and funded them. Eventually, BTV became the state-owned channel of the newly-created Borundia after the dissolution of the Borundian Federation.

Borundian Television dropped its logo, which was only visible in the station's testcard. AAK, the country's leader at the time, made BTV as the sole legal television broadcaster in Borundia, and banned private and satellite television. It usually aired pro-AAK propaganda during the 1980s, and foreign programming was also outlawed. In 1988, BTV entirely became a part of the Borundian government, and merged with Radio Borundia to form Borundian Radio Television. BRT was the sole media corporation in the country, and even acquired the newspaper publisher, Dünyan Rastik. In 1990, private media was legalized, and BTV, financially struggling, began to regain its popularity by airing less political content.

In 1991, BTV began to compete with Borundia's first private television station, Ruħ Qanal, which surpassed BTV as Borundia's most watched channel by 1994. BRT was once again privatized in 1997 as a part of media liberalization.