Citizen TV
Kenyan television channel
Citizen TV is a Kenyan free-to-air television channel owned by Royal Media Services. It broadcasts primarily in English and Swahili. The channel was launched in 1999 and relaunched in June 2006. Royal Media Services also owns other TV channels, such as Inooro TV( kikuyu -language ) and Ramogi TV (luo-language). Citizen TV is available on multiple platforms, including DStv, GOtv, Zuku, StarTimes, Azam TV, and digital terrestrial television (DTT) networks.
News and programs
Citizen TV airs a diverse range of local and international entertainment programs. They include soap operas, along with local content and news. It employs Kenyan presenters, such as Azeezah Hashim.
History
On 22 July 2018, Citizen TV unveiled their new television studio and news anchors. These included Lulu Hassan and Rashid Abdalla.
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Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16958562. Authority coordinates are -1.290, 36.793. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1999, 2006 and 2018.
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This entry incorporates text from “Citizen TV” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.