Czech Republic Television Broadcasters Guide

Czech Republic TV Channels

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Czech television combines a national public-service system with a notable layer of regional broadcasting. Česká televize operates nationwide public channels covering news, culture, education, sports, children’s and arts programming, while regional stations serve cities and regions such as Prague, Ostrava, Brno, Olomouc, České Budějovice, Pardubice, and Česká Třebová. Czech is the main language across these domestic services. Prague also hosts Current Time TV, a Russian-language news and documentary network serving audiences beyond the Czech Republic.

The contrast between nationwide, regional, and internationally oriented services gives the Czech media landscape a clear sense of scale. Squid TV’s editorial profiles trace these differences through each broadcaster’s base, coverage, language, and programming focus, distinguishing public-service television from regional stations rooted in local civic life and from Prague-based services with wider audiences. This makes it possible to see how national institutions, regional reporting, municipal affairs, and Prague’s role as a media center intersect within Czech television.

TV Broadcasters & Channels

Broadcaster / Channel

Genre

Language

Česká televize (ČT)

General

Czech

Česká televize (ČT) is the public television broadcaster of the Czech Republic, operating national channels focused on news, culture, education, sports, children's, and arts programming.

CNN Prima News

News, Current Affairs

Czech

CNN Prima News is a 24/7 Czech-language news channel based in Prague.

OIK TV

General (Regional)

Czech

OIK TV is a regional TV station based in Česká Třebová, Pardubice Region.

Praha TV

General (Regional)

Czech

Praha TV is a Czech-language regional television channel based in Prague, focusing on local news, municipal affairs, cultural topics, and community-related programming in the Czech capital.

TV Polar

General (Regional)

Czech

TV Polar is a regional television broadcaster based in Ostrava, covering regional news, municipal affairs, community information, and local events in the Moravian-Silesian Region.

TV Brno 1

General (Regional)

Czech

TV Brno 1 is a regional television station based in Brno, South Moravian Region

TV Morava

General (Regional)

Czech

TV Morava is a regional television station based in Olomouc, Olomouc Region.

Jihočeská televize

General (Regional)

Czech

Jihočeská televize is a regional TV station based in České Budějovice, South Bohemian Region.