Asia Television Limited is a digital media company (and formerly a free-to-air television channel) in Hong Kong; launched on May 29, 1957 as Rediffusion Television, ATV became the world's first Chinese-language television station, and the first in Hong Kong. RTV started free-to-air broadcasting on November 30, 1973 and was renamed to Asia Television on September 24, 1982, and continued to air until its license expired on April 1, 2016. ATV operated two main over-the-air channels: ATV Home and ATV World.
Rediffusion[]
1957-1973[]
Alternative variant
RTV[]
1967-1973[]
1973-1982[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Custom
Launched:
April 6, 1973
ATV[]
1982-1989[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Custom
Launched:
September 24, 1982
Chinese variant
1989-2007[]
1989-1990[]
BETTER LOGO NEEDED
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Custom
Launched:
February 1, 1989
1990-2007[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Custom
Launched:
July 25, 1990
Chinese variant
2007-2016[]
SVG NEEDED
Designer:
Sandy MacMillan (Red Bee Media)
Typography:
Custom (a) Futura (TV)
Launched:
October 8, 2007
On April 1, 2015, Hong Kong’s Executive Council gave ATV a one-year notice that its terrestrial television license - which was due to expire on 30 November 2015 - would not be renewed; on March 4, 2016, the station ceased broadcasting and filed for bankruptcy.
