One Africa Television | |
Picture Format: | 1080i (HDTV) |
Country: | Namibia |
Language: | English |
Area: | Namibia |
Headquarters: | Windhoek, Namibia |
One Africa Television is a Namibian free-to-air television station that was established in November 2003.[1] [2] It was founded by Paul van Schalkwyk in 2003, marking the country's inaugural private television network. The channel replaced the local affiliate of TVAfrica that entered a period of limbo after its parent company in South Africa was put into liquidation.[3]
In 2020, the TribeFire Studios Group acquired One Africa Television.
Paul van Schalkwyk, the founder and group chairman of One Africa Television, died in a plane crash on March 10, 2014.[4]
The channel presents various segments including:
Additionally, foreign programs like 7de Laan and BBC are also part of the broadcasting lineup.
From launch to 2017, it broadcast on UHF channel 48 in Windhoek. Aligned with Namibia's Digital Terrestrial Television Policy, One Africa Television ceased analog transmission via antenna on October 20, 2017.