Grasslandic Television Network (GTN)

the Grasslandic Television Network (abbreviated as GTN) is a semi-state company and the national public service media of Grassland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began in July 1943, as a communication network between Grassland and the rest of the Axis powers and civilian radio beginning in October 1945 while regular television broadcasts began on 9 February 1946.

Establishment and name
Broadcasting in Grassland began in 1920 with R10 in Grassland City. From that date until November 1941 the broadcasting service (R10, later RNG) operated as a section of the Department of Telecommunications, and those working for the service were employed by the government of Grassland. In November 1941, Gregory Williams personally ordered R10 to be disestablished. The service went silent at 23:10:47. No announcement was made until January 1942, when the government cited "national security" as the reason for the shutdown.

Grassland Radio Transmitters (Gwjereln Radiosendar in Grasslandic) was founded on an unknown date in July 1943 to replace R10. It was officially only responsible for the upkeep of buildings that were used for radio broadcasting, but also broadcasted itself. In 1943, it only broadcasted in Grassland City and Geird, but by late 1944, it had spread to the whole east coast of Grassland. It was shut down in February 1945, as one of the first decisions of the Allied powers' occupation in Grassland.

GTN was established as Grassland Radio Network on 9 February 1946. The existing GRT radio was transferred to the new authority, which was also made responsible for the new television service (also called GRN). The television service started broadcasting on 1 March 1946, from Grassland City. Andrew Bjornsen was the first Chairman of GRN. The name of the company was changed to Grassland Television Network in 1949 and both the radio and television services became known as GTN in that year.

In 1978, the name of the organisation was changed from "Grassland Television Network" to "Grasslandic Television Network".