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Eesti Televisioon or '''ETV''' is the national Public Television Station of Estonia . Its first broadcast was on July 19 , 1955 , and it celebrated a 50th anniversary on July 19 , 2005 . Most of ETV's funding comes in the form of government grants. However, about 15% of the government's funding comes indirectly from fees paid by the commercial broadcasters to stop ETV taking Television Commercial s. ETV abandoned showing adverts 1998 - 1999 and again in 2002 , as ETV's commercial output and cheap advertising rates were damaging the ability of commercial broadcasters to operate. The introduction of a Television Licence system has been considered, but was subsequently abandoned due to opposition to the plan {Link without Title} . On 1 January, 1993, ETV was admitted as a full active member of the European Broadcasting Union . On 9 January, 2006, ETV launched an Internet news service called ETV24. Broadcasting news on Internet, teletext, and on ETV at night. On 1 June, 2007, ETV controversially merged with the Estonian Radio Service (ER) to form the Estonian Public Broadcasting or Eesti Rahvusringhääling, ERR for short. Created for under the new Estonian National Broadcasting Act, passed by the Estonian Parliament on 18 January 2007. However, ETV has so far continued broadcasting under its original name. The Estonian Public Broadcasting Act regulates ERR's actions, through the Estonian Broadcasting Council or Ringhäälingunõukogu in Estonia EHR for short. The Broadcasting Council is the highest management body of ERR. The first Chair of ERR is Margus Allikmaa. EXTERNAL LINKS
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