218TV
218TV was a Libyan free-to-air satellite channel founded in 2015 in Amman, Jordan. The channel provides several news broadcasts along with various social and entertainment shows.
History
The channel was founded on 6 August 2015 by the Libyan Women's rights activist Huda El-Sarari and her husband Mujahid Bosifi, a former anti-Gaddafi activist who lived in the Netherlands.In late 2017, sister channel 218 News was launched.
218TV was said to be the most popular in Libya in 2019 when Huda El-Sarari was recognised for her influence in the Arab world in 2019 by "Arabian Business" magazine. In 2022 March, Ali Al-Rifawi a reporter working for the channel was kidnapped by militias. He was released in July 2022. The station ceased operations in 2022.
Programming
US-L: weekly program focusing on Libya–United States relationsInterview: weekly programAmazighi in Arabic: weekly program focusing on Berber culture in LibyaSubh : daily morning programAshia : daily entertainment programGame: weekly sports showSponda- ''Up To Tech''