ETB 1

In 1979 the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country was approved, the document contained the possibility of creating broadcast media owned by the Basque government,{{cite journal |title=Ley Orgánica 3/1979, de 18 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco. |journal=Boletín Oficial del Estado |date=18 December 1979 |pages=10 |url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/1979/BOE-A-1979-30177-consolidado.pdf |language=es |access-date=11 October 2022}} which would be used for the normalization of the Basque language.{{cite web |title=Ley 5/1982, de 20 de mayo, de creación del Ente Público "Radio Televisión Vasca". |url=https://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/CCAA/pv-l5-1982.html |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=es}}

The channel began test transmissions on 31 December 1982 and officially launched on 16 February 1983 as ETB, using this name until the launch of its sister ETB 2 on 31 May 1986, at which point ETB was renamed to ETB 1. An HD feed of ETB 1 was launched on 21 December 2016.

ETB 1 was the first regional channel in Spain, also becoming the first channel to break the monopoly held by TVE 1 and TVE 2.{{cite web |last1=Lakunza |first1=Rosana |title=ETB: aquel 31 de diciembre del 82 |url=https://www.deia.eus/vivir/2012/12/30/etb-31-diciembre-82-5376139.html |website=Deia |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=es |date=30 December 2012}}

Its reception area comprises the whole Basque Country — i.e. the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre and the Northern Basque Country — and some surrounding places.

Its programming includes: interviews, films, documentaries, sports, youth and children's programmes, making a strong emphasis on sports and children's programming.

The EiTB group's second main television channel, ETB 2, broadcasts in Spanish.

• ETB 2
• ETB 3
• ETB 4
• ETB Sat
• Canal Vasco
• Nerea Alias

• Betizu
• Egin Kantu!
• Euskal Herria Zuzenean
• Gure kasa

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• [https://www.eitb.eus/eu/telebista/etb1/ Official site of ETB1]

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Category:Basque-language television stations

Category:EITB

Category:Television channels and stations established in 1983

Category:Television stations in Spain