15 ATV

15 ATV (PJA-TV)
Oranjestad, Aruba;
Channels	Analog: 8 (VHF); Digital: 15 (cable);
Programming
Affiliations	NBC
Ownership
Owner	Aruba Broadcasting Company
History
Founded	July 1, 1996
First air date	September 1, 1996 (28 years ago)
Last air date	2016
Call sign meaning	PJ Aruba Television
Technical information
Licensing authority	Directie Telecommunicatie Zaken (DTZ)

15 ATV was a television station on the island of Aruba, which broadcast on channel 15 on SETAR's cable TV system and VHF channel 8 on analog terrestrial television in the NTSC television standard. The station had the call sign of PJA-TV (following the standard in the Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles, with PJ call signs), though it went by its branding of "ATV". The station was affiliated with the NBC television network, the only one not located in the United States (following the 2014 closure of VSB-TV in Bermuda). It aired many American television programs for the tourists in the area, with programming from the network's flagship station WNBC in New York City during prime time and overnight hours. 15 ATV also broadcast several local productions, including Noticia Awenochi, Time Out, Mesa Rondo, 15 on 15, Pulso Latino, Trend Alert, Stylish Living and live coverage of events and breaking news.

15 ATV's studios were located at Royal Plaza Mall in downtown Oranjestad.

The station was founded by Mike Eman; during his tenure as Prime Minister of Aruba, he drove ATV to bankruptcy in 2016.^[1]^[2] On SETAR, the local cable company, WNBC took its place.^[3]

References

^ "Secretario General di MEP: MIKE EMAN A CAUSA UN MEGA DEBE A MANDA EMCO INTERBANK Y ATV FAILLIET Y A DESGRACIA FINANSAS DI ARUBA". AWE24 (in Papiamento). May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "ATV 15 POSIBLEMENTE DEN KIEBRO". Solo di Pueblo (in Papiamento). June 22, 2016.
^ "Channel Line-Up" (PDF). SETAR. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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