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Country | Turkey |
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Headquarters | Kemerburgaz, Eyüp, Göktürk, Istanbul, Turkey |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Turkish |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kalyon Group (Turkuvaz Media Group) |
Key people | Sabah Group (founding) |
Sister channels | A2 , A Haber |
History | |
Launched | 12 July 1993 |
Links | |
Website | www |
ATV (stylized as atv) is a Turkish free-to-air television network owned by Turkuvaz Media Group. [1] As of August 2013, [update] ATV was Turkey's most popular channel with a market share of 22%. [2] ATV was founded by Sabah Group, who is the original owner of the channel. The channel changed its ownership to Ciner Media Group in 2002 and TMSF in 2007. ATV was owned by Çalık Holding's Turkuvaz Media Group. [3]
Founded by Dinç Bilgin, the startion launched on 12 July 1993. [4] [5] Notable local productions in its early years included Süper Baba, İkinci Bahar, Çiçek Taksi, Tatlı Kaçıklar, Mahallenin Muhtarları, İlişkiler, Gurbetçiler, Sıcak Saatler, Baba Evi, Böyle mi Olacaktı and Affet Bizi Hocam.