1997 in the history of television

The history of television in 1997 describes the events in world of television that are expected in 1997.

• January
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Dekanian public broadcaster Dekanska Radiotelevizija was rebranded with the swooshes were added following the merger with Dekanska Radiodifuzija.
	The television channels from Dekanska Radiotelevizija were renamed under the names.
	The Dekanian television channels DRT 1: Première and DRT 2: Dekanija were switched to 16:9 image format during movies.
	The Dekanian television channels DRT 4: Sport was launched.
16	The Hoprovratian television channel Tele-Khopro was rebranded with the new logo was changed.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Altenian television channel MX was launched.
	The Polish television channel Polsat 2 was launched.
17	The Getinelan satellite provider Lotus Net was launched with the new television channels.
19	The Altenian television channels ATV 1, ATV 2 and ATV 3 were renamed as Altenija 1, Altenija 2 and Altenija 3.
28	The Dekanian television channel Liberta was launched.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Dekanian television channel Simfonija Teleset was launched.
	The Altenian television channel Televis+ was rebranded with the new logo was changed also the new channels were launched.
	The Lotiscan television channel ZTV was launched.
28	The Dekanian television channel Televizija Junior was broadcasted for children (cartoons and series) at and the rest of entertainment, series and movies at evenings.
	The Dekanian television channel Mini Junior was launched.
	The Dekanian television company NDR Vision and this channels were launched.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Dekanian television channels NDR 5 and TLDK were switched to 16:9 image formats during movies and events.
19	The Dekanian television channels NRT Sport and NRT Detyam were launched.
23	The Scretonian television channel TVS Info 24 was launched.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Hoprovratian television channel Point was launched.
23	The Dekanian television channel Naskad was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
	The Hoprovratian television channel Music One was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
25	The Suskriatic television channels Discovery Channel and Animal Planet were launched.
28	The Lotiscan television channels TV Enter and La Gulp was launched.

Day	Description	Logo
2	The Scretonian television channel G+ was launched.
7	The Dekanian television channel Futuris was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
15	The Hoprovratian television channel TV9 was launched.
17	The Scretonian television channel SpoRTL was launched.
	The Scretonian television channel Skretosat was renamed as RTL Int.
18	The Dekanian television channel RTV Kuvaní was rebranded with the new idents were changed.
31	The Dekanian television channel KTS rebranded with the new logo was changed.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Altenian television channels Televis+ Cerveno, Televis+ Zelena, Planeta and Jimmy were launched.
	The Lotiscan television channels 4 You and TVL Ragazzi were launched.
	The Dontiot television channel Vera TV was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
15	The Toskinian television channel LAD was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
20	The Altenian television channel NTS was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
	The Hungarian television channels MTV 1 and MTV 2 were rebranded with the new logos were changed.
26	The Dekanian television channel Televizija Novi Vek was launched.
	The Dekanian television channel BST was launched replaced the former channel Semerevo TV.
28	The Hoprovratian television channel CST 6 was rebranded with the new idents were changed.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Scretonian television channel Kino Dnevnik was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
3	The Hoprovratian television channel AMT was renamed as AMT 11.
	The Hoprovratian television channel MTV Choprovraska was launched.
5	The Elend television channel Kanali Tria was renamed as Tria.
10	The Hoprovratian television channel Otvorena Televizija was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
13	The Hoprovratian television channel Music Plus was launched.
15	The Lotiscan television channel La Uno was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
22	The Dekanian television channel TV4 was switched to 16:9 image format during movies.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Dekanian television channel Pyatyi Kanal was renamed as TV Pyat.
	The Dekanian television channels Sportvizija and Sportvizija Plus were switched to 16:9 image formats.
	The Getinelan television channel Kino Kino was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
2	The Regemian television channel Svittan was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
4	The Lutirjani television channel Bazar was launched.
7	The Toskinian television channel HT Novin was launched.
12	The Lutirjani television channel Astra İki was launched.
15	The Scretonian television channel Premiere was now 24 hours for this time.
20	The Hoprovratian television channels Cine 4 and Sport 4 were rebranded with the new logos were changed.
22	The Scretonian television channel RTL Top was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
27	The Hoprovratian television company Choprovraska Televizija was rebranded with the new logos were changed.
	The Hungarian television channel RTL Klub was launched.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Dekanian media company Mediaset and this channels were rebranded with the new logos were changed.
	The Dekanian television channels Docuvision 2, Docuvision Future, Teleset Ohota i Ribalka and Encore 2 were launched.
	The Dekanian television channel Encore was renamed as Encore 1.
	The Dekanian television channels Dekanska Iluzija and Iluzija+ were rebranded with the new logos were changed.
2	The Dontiot television channel KR1 was launched.
3	The Lotiscan television channel TuttoTV was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
13	The Altenian television channel Evropa TV was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
19	The Dekanian television channel Ekran Novostej was rebranded with the new logo was changed.
24	The Getinelan television channel ST Sami was launched.
28	The Getinelan television channel Imagus was rebranded with the new logo was changed.

Day	Description	Logo
1	The Dekanian television channel Muzivizija was acquired by Maraton Televizija.
	The Regemian television channel Centuron TV was launched.
17	The Romanian television channel Canal 38 Amerom was renamed as Prima TV.
27	The Dekanian television channel GU TV was launched.