The Digital Terrestrial Television (TNT)

The Terrestrial Digital Television (TNT) was launched on the 6th of March 2007 in Rabat. This system of digital diffusion employs the UHF band that was already used to diffuse analogical hertzienne channels as well as the television emission network. The Moroccan National company of Radio diffusion and television (SNRT) recommended the globalization of the TNT to the International Telecommunication Union (IUT) and assumed that it will reach that point by 2015. Through the TNT receiver, the spectators would have an easy and free access to a set of Moroccan channels with a digital image and sound quality. All what a house would need is a TNT receiver, a UHF antenna, and a cable that would connect the two devices. The spectators would receive two channels which are the TVM and 2M in addition to three other thematic channels: Assadissa, Arriyadia, and Arrabia. The distribution of this product started in February, 2007 and it covers 77 percent of the whole population in Morocco. Another channel was recently added to the bouquet of the TNT channels: Aflam TV. The price of the TNT receiver varies between 300 Dhs and 500 Dhs depending on the quality and brand of the receiver. The TNT is now available in all these regions: Casablanca, Benslimane, Mohammedia, Rabat, Salé, Skhirat-Témara, Khémisset, Sidi Kacem, El Hajeb, Moulay Yacoub, Fès, Meknès, Tanger, Asilah, Tétouan, Oujda Nador, Berkane, Taourirte, Figuig, El Hoceima, Marrakech, El Kelaa Sraghna, Agadir, Inezgane, Laâyoune, Béni Mellal and Khouribga.