Obanacian Educational Television

Obanacian Educational Television (Hajorian: Obunesiya Édukativa Télevisej [ɔbuːnɛsiʲaː æduːkaːtivaː tælɛvisɛʤ]) is an Obanacian terrestrial educational television network operated by the Obanacian Department of Education, a department of the Government of Obanacia, although the network itself is not state-owned. Launched in 1962, it is Obanacia's oldest television channel, and is one of the largest television broadcasters of the country. OET mainly broadcasts edutainment programs with occasional public affairs programming. It is a multilingual channel, broadcasting in Hajorian, English, Baritoa, Barashan, and many others.

OET was launched on September 10, 1962 as a 3-hour educational television station in Nayartal, and was the sole television broadcaster until 1969, when Sastava Television was established. In 1989, the government-owned Department of Education was allowed to operate OET, which somehow leads to partial government ownership, although the constitution does not allow the state to own media. It is sister to the radio network, OER.

Early years (1958-1969)
The origins of OET date back to the 1950s. The Government of Obanacia thought of establishing a television station after television became available to the Isandarualese in 1950. Referred to as the "Father of Obanacian Television", Asur Telakomaj began popularizing television after his business trip to the in 1958. Telakomaj collaborated with Obanacian Educational Radio and the government to establish the first television station of Obanacia.

OET signed-on for the first time on September 10, 1962 in Nayartal, under the callsign O2ET on VHF channel 0. It initially began broadcasting as a three-hour television station providing educational programming for college students in English and Hajorian. OET later expanded to other cities and began broadcasting for seven hours by 1967, and added programming in Baritoa and Barashan programming into its schedules. On May 31, 1968, OET introduced its first official logo, with the network using its Hajorian acronym for the first time, along with its English acronym. Its logo gained appeal for its minimalism, as it featured the Kubusa script with connected joints. However, this faced criticism from more conservative Obanacians, but despite this the logo would continue to be used for the next eleven years.

In September 1968, the network began to expand to rural areas by helping to install television sets in all schools, as the network began providing programming for students of all grade levels. It also began airing agricultural and industrial programs to help with the growth of the economy of Obanacia. As television began to be mainstream in Obanacian households by December 1968, OET began airing non-educational programs on weekends to appeal to larger mainstream audiences. The network broadcast comedy, drama, and game shows throughout Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Competition with STV (1969-1981)
Following the launch of Sastava Television on June 14, 1969, the monopoly of OET on Obanacian television ended. As Sastava Television was specifically made for entertainment programming, OET ceased airing all non-educational shows in July 1969 and once again transitioned into a fully educational network. OET moved its Nayartal frequency to VHF channel 4 on October 17 as the Obanacian government dropped channel 0 from broadcast allocations. Its Jokani frequency was also moved from channel 1 to channel 7 the same day as the former was also dropped.