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| Country |  Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Turkmenistan |
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Programming | |
| Language | Turkmen |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Maksat Altayev Government of Turkmenistan [1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 November 1959 |
| Former names | Turkmen Television (1959–1991) TMT (1991–1997) TMT-1 (1997–2000) |
Altyn Asyr, meaning "Golden Age" in Turkmen, is one of the eight television channels owned by the Government of Turkmenistan. [2] It is mainly focused on broadcasting the news in Turkmenistan.
The Watan Habarlary newscast airs six times a day (7:00, 9:00, 12:00, 15:00, 21:00 and 23:00). The channel's TV startup is at 7:00, while the closedown is usually at 1:00, averaging 18 hours on air. [3] [4] Other programs include Diýar, which has separate editions covering each of the regions of Turkmenistan as well as programs on agriculture and technology. Feature films are broadcast at 23:30 on weekends, after the late edition of Watan Habarlary. [4] Watan Habarlary frequently repeats stories from the previous night in its morning editions. [5]
The Altyn Asyr's clock ident is the same as all other news channels excluding the Türkmen Owazy and Aşgabat channels.
Work for a television studio was already underway in April 1958, the plans envisioned the creation of a two-floor television facility and a 150-meter transmitting tower. [6] Television arrived to Ashgabat, the capital of the Turkmen SSR, in 1959, [7] with a transmitter on VHF channel 1 in the Russian standard. [8] Initially it was an experimental service carrying out feature films, with regular service pending the completion of its television center. [9]
Altyn Asyr has no longer played Russia's Channel One Russia since 1998. [10]
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