ANTENA 1

Antena1 (cosmetically ANTENA1 and simplificed A1) is the first Romanian private TV channel, launched on 29th December 1993, by Intact (Dan Voiculescu's company).

In the first year, Antena1 used to transmit only news and movies. In the 90's, it's rivals were the now-closed Tele7ABC and the well-known PRO TV. Now, it's rivals are PRO TV and KanalD (local version of the Turkish channel).

Known for it's monden and comedy shows, but also for movies, Antena1 is one of the most watched channel in Romania.

Between 1993 and '94, Antena 1 was shared in Bucharest with the now-closed rebel channel SOTI.