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ČT24 is a Czech public 24-hour news television channel owned and operated by Czech Television (Česká televize), the public service broadcaster of the Czech Republic . The channel was launched on May 2, 2005, and is headquartered at Kavčí hory in Prague, with additional broadcast branches in Brno and Ostrava . As a dedicated source for online television, ČT24 broadcasts primarily in the Czech language and is the first and only 24-hour news channel in the country, focusing on rolling news coverage, political analysis, current affairs, documentaries, and live debates . The channel is funded through television license fees and is available without commercial interruption on its primary distribution platforms.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of a diverse range of news and discussion programs. Key programs on ČT24 include Interview ČT24, a daily one-on-one discussion program featuring prominent newsmakers, politicians, economists, and cultural figures; notable recent guests have included journalist Petra Procházková (moderated by Daniel Takáč), Jan Švejnar (moderated by Martin Jonáš), Czech National Bank Governor Aleš Michl (moderated by Michaela Nováková), and actors Tatiana Dyková and Iva Janžurová (moderated by Tereza Willoughby) . The channel also airs Objektiv ČT24, a travel and documentary program featuring segments on destinations worldwide such as the Greek island of Corfu, South Sudan, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Singapore, and the wreck of the Sierra Madre in the South China Sea, with contributions from correspondents including Tereza Hronová, Markéta Nešlehová, Tomáš Etzler, Ivan Kytka, and Martin Řezníček .

In May 2026, ČT24 announced the launch of a new monthly discussion program titled Na dosah, hosted by popular science moderator Daniel Stach . The program will focus each month on a single topic, featuring experts and prominent personalities from various fields, and is scheduled to air its first episode on May 19, 2026, at 8:05 PM on ČT24, with the inaugural topic being the future of medicine . Daniel Stach is known as the host of the science program Port on ČT24 and has served as the face of the new monthly magazine Na dosah, which is produced in various locations across the Czech Republic with a live audience, including a planned episode from the Rock for People festival . The channel's news coverage is directed by Petr Mrzena, the Director of News at Czech Television .

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Czech news and current affairs, ČT24 is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television (DVB-T2) across the Czech Republic, transmitting in high definition (1080i HDTV). The channel is also carried on cable operators, satellite, and IPTV platforms. On satellite, ČT24 broadcasts in HD from the Astra 3B satellite at 23.5° East on frequency 12,344 MHz with horizontal polarization, a symbol rate of 29.9 MSymb/s, and FEC of 2/3, using DVB-S2 transmission . Notably, ČT24 is the only Czech Television channel that remains unencrypted (free-to-air) on satellite, making it accessible throughout Europe without a subscription . The channel is also available on the Thor 6 satellite at 0.8° West on frequency 12.073 GHz with vertical polarization, a symbol rate of 28 Ms/s, and FEC of 7/8 . The channel is accessible as tv online via the Czech Television iVysílání platform at www.ceskatelevize.cz, which provides live streaming of ČT24 and other ČT channels (geographically restricted to the Czech Republic due to broadcast rights limitations) . The channel reaches viewers across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and parts of central Europe, and its free-to-air satellite signal ensures that its news, documentary, and public affairs programming reaches Czech audiences across the continent and worldwide.

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