It was forcefully shut down in 1990 by the Yugoslavian government, forbidding the flow of information through Kosovan airwaves during the Kosovo War.
[1] Besides RTK, the end of the war brought along the creation of national private television networks such as Kohavision (a sister to Koha Ditore), RTV21 (expanding from Radio 21), and many others.
[2] In the mid-2000s, RTK partnered with IPTV companies like TVALB to expand its coverage to countries in Europe and North America.
[citation needed] For most of Kosovo's history in television, RTK, RTV21, and Kohavision are the most watched broadcasters in the country.
According to a 2013 study by the Independent Media Commission, more than half of Kosovo receives their television signal through cable.