1st TV

{{Short description|South African TV channel targeting Zimbabwe}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = 1st TV

| logo = 1st TV Logo.png

| launch_date = 19 July 2013

| closed_date = 27 September 2013

| headquarters = Johannesburg, South Africa

| country = South Africa

| area = Zimbabwe

| sister_channels =

| website = {{url|http://www.1st-tv.com/}}

}}

1st TV is an independent television station based in South Africa{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23374117 |title=BBC News - Zimbabwe to protest to South Africa over 'pirate' 1st TV |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-07-19 |access-date=2014-01-09}} broadcasting to Zimbabwe on free-to-air satellite and on the Internet.{{cite web|url=http://www.techzim.co.zw/2013/07/where-to-find-zimbabwe-1st-tv-on-the-internet-streaming-youtube-facebook/|title=Where to find Zimbabwe 1st TV on the Internet|date=20 July 2013 |access-date=20 July 2013}}

The station was launched{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23347315|title=Zimbabwe media landscape to open up?|publisher=BBC | date=2013-07-17}}{{cite news|last=Shaw |first=Angus |url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/216175871.html |title=Zimbabwe's first independent TV station goes on air, president's party vows to 'cripple' it|publisher=Associated Press |date=2013-07-19 |access-date=2015-01-09}}{{cite news|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-07-17-1st-tv-to-the-rescue-after-zim-loses-sabc-signal|title=1st TV to the Rescue after Zim loses SABC Signal|publisher=Mail and Guardian}} in the run-up to the 2013 Zimbabwean general election.{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/zimbabwe-1st-tv-fighting-broadcast-independent-news-just-time-election-1352823|title=In Zimbabwe, 1st TV Is Fighting To Broadcast Independent News Just In Time For Election|work=International Business Times}}{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87955 |title=Zimbabwe's largest daily newspaper |publisher=The Herald |date= |access-date=2014-01-09}} It was shut down on 27 September 2013 due to financial resources.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/africa/2013-09-27-zimbabwes-1st-tv-shuts-down-after-two-months/|title=Zimbabwe's 1st TV shuts down after two months|publisher=BusinessDay|access-date=2021-12-31}}