The station was set up by MMG Communications from New Zealand and started broadcasting at the end of 2019.
An early experiment appeared after the failure of a foreign free-to-air operator, whose content appeared between the mid-1990s and 1998 when it shut down due to failure in the equipment and unsuccessful attempts at repairing.
[2] The first news bulletin aired on December 6, 2019, one week after the first test.
The launch of the channel came after a long history of attempts at starting a functional local service.
Tuvalu.TV joined the Pasifika TV network on 14 September 2023, enabling the channel to have access to the programme feed, as well as receiving technical support from New Zealand.