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