Editing Mecca (section)

=== Television ===
Telecommunications in the city were emphasized early under the Saudi reign. King [[Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia|Abdulaziz]] pressed them forward as he saw them as a means of convenience and better governance. While under [[Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca|Hussein bin Ali]], there were about 20 public telephones in the entire city; in 1936, the number jumped to 450, totaling about half the telephones in the country. During that time, telephone lines were extended to Jeddah and Ta'if, but not to the capital, [[Riyadh]]. By 1985, Mecca, like other Saudi cities, possessed modern telephone, telex, radio and television communications.<ref name="EIModern" /> Many television stations serve the city area, including [[Saudi T.V. Channel 1|Saudi TV1]], [[Saudi T.V. Channel II|Saudi TV2]], [[Saudi TV Sports]], [[Al-Ekhbariya]], [[Arab Radio and Television Network]] and various cable, satellite and other specialty television providers.