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24 İSTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
gain the terrestrial digital TV multiplex capacity allowance right 11 in the call
( according to the ir rank in the call and the ir analogue channel capacity and as
long as they pay the annual frequency fees) will als o be given the right to
analogue broadcast along with digital broadcast for two years at most.
However, following two year period after the allowance analogue terrestrial TV
broadcasts are going to be abrogated all over the country. That is to say that by
2015, the only terrestrial broadcasting format in Turkey will be digital (DVB­
T).
Narroweasting
Narroweasting in Turkey began in 1988 with the foundation of Kablo TV,
an affiliated corporation ofTurk Telekom., Kablo TV was detached from Turk
Telekom after the decision to privatize the latter, and became an affıliate of
Türksat A.S. Türksat Kablo TV fumish services in 2ı cities and has about 1
million 275 thousand subscribers. 12 The number of TV channels which
broadcast solely via cable TV is 78. 13
The transition period of narroweasting to digital began with the digital
broadcasting Turksat started in 2008 in ı 7 cities with 8 channels, first ones
being TRT channels. There are now ı27 TV channels, ı2 of them being HD
and ı 15 of them being SD, on this platform called Teledünya which uses the
infrastructure of Kablo TV that does not require a dish antenna. 14
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According to the Ciause 3rd of RTSC Law No. 6112, "multiplex", signifies the method used to
unify numerous terrestnal broadcasting services in one or more signals; "multiplex capacity" is
the capacity within the multiplex that is reserved for the transmission of a digital broadcast for
VHF, UHF or FM radio frequency bands, terrestrial TV or radio broadcasts.
Ceren Sözeri, Zeynep Güney, ibid.
Declaration ofRTSC President Prof. Dr. Davut Dursun:
http://www.rtuk.org.tr/sayfalar/IcerikGoster.aspx?icerik_id=5605f266-84ca-4328-90db-
2b53ab31515b
Türksat, http:/ /www. turksat.com.tr/content/view/122/2 14/