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LAUNCH OF MTA INTERNATIONAL After migrating to London, one of the many great achievements of Hazrat rta included the launch of MTA International, which is an abbreviation of ‘Muslim Television Ahmadiyya’. It was launched on 24 March 1989, when the German and Mauritian Jama’ats heard the Friday sermon of Hazrat Khalifatul- Masih IV rta via telephone. After this, on 13 June 1992, Huzoor’s Friday sermon was broadcast on MTA International. This initiated the weekly broadcast. In April 1992 the Friday sermon began to be broadcasted live. In February 1993, for the first time, Huzoor’s addresses at the Jalsa Salana UK were also broadcast live. On 7 January 1994 MTA International emerged as a live broadcaster. Then, on 1 April 1996, the twenty-four hour programmes were launched. Without doubt, it was Hazrat rta who planted this seed, which today has grown from a stem to a strong tree. MTA 1 World, MTA 2 Europe, MTA 3 Al-Arabiyya, MTA 4 Africa, MTA 5 Africa, MTA 6 Asia, MTA 7 Asia and MTA 8 America all host twen- ty-four hour programmes around the world and the voice of the