Television in Azerbaijan

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Television in Azerbaijan was introduced in 1956, when Azerbaijan was still known as the Azerbaijani SSR. [1] [2]

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Azerbaijan has a total of 47 television channels, of which 4 are public television channels and 43 are private television channels of which 12 are national television channels and 31 regional television channels. According to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan, the television penetration rate is 99% according to 2014 data. [3] The penetration rate of cable television in Azerbaijan totaled 28.1% of households in 2013, from a study by the State Statistical Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic. Almost 39% of the cable television subscriber base is concentrated in major cities. The penetration rate of cable television totaled 59.1% in the city of Baku in 2013. [4]

List of channels

This is a list of television channels that broadcast in Azerbaijan . [3]

State-owned

NameOwnerEstablished
AzTV Azerbaijan TV and Radio Programme Society (state-owned)1956
İdman Azərbaycan Azerbaijan TV and Radio Programme Society (state-owned)2009
İTV Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company2005
Mədəniyyət TV Azerbaijan TV and Radio Programme Society (state-owned)2011

Private

Nationwide

NameOwnerEstablished
Space TVVagif Mustafayev1997
ATV Azad Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company2000
Khazar TVCJSC "Khazar TV"2007
CBC TVCaspian Broadcasting Company of SOCAR 2013
CBC SportCaspian Broadcasting Company of SOCAR 2015
Real TVReal Analysis and Information Center LLC2018
ARB Azerbaijani TV Network2014
ARB 24Azerbaijani TV Network2018
ARB Günəş Azerbaijani TV Network2015
IQ TVAzer-Sat1995
Azadliq Radyosu TV VOA 1990
Zuhur TVMFS2013
InterAzGroup AZ2007
Bütöv AzərbaycanB&B2010
MTV AzerbaijanMTV Azerbaijan2012

Regional

NameOwnerEstablishedRegionAvailable in
Alternativ TV Alternativ-Tele-Radio2001 Ganja Aran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh
AOLTV "A" MMC2004 Tartar Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
AS-TV AS TV Society2007 Astara Lankaran
El TV El TV MMC2009 Yevlakh Aran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh
Türkel TV "TÜRKEL TV" MMC2010 Tovuz Ganja-Gazakh
News2 TV "A" MMC2003 Barda Yukhari Garabakh, Aran Economic Region
Shirvan TV Region Company2002 Shirvan Aran Economic Region
B1 TV "N" AMC2006 Naftalan Yukhari Garabakh, Ganja-Gazakh
Aygün TV AgMMC1996 Absheron Absheron Economic Region, Dagligh Shirvan
Canub TV Cənub TV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2006 Lankaran Lankaran, Aran Economic Region
Daily Azerbaijan DA12013 Zakatala Shaki-Zaqatala
Sumgait TV Sumgait City Radio & TV Company2001 Sumgait Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
RTV RTV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2007 Khachmaz Guba-Khachmaz, Shaki-Zaqatala, Dagligh Shirvan
Regional TV ASB+2007 Shamakhi Dagligh Shirvan, Shaki-Zaqatala, Aran Economic Region
Kanal-S Kanal-S Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2008 Shaki Shaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh, Aran Economic Region
Kanal 35 NMR2004 Nakhchivan Nakhchivan
Kanal N NMR2007 Ordubad Nakhchivan
Yevlakh TV Yevlakh TV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2006 Yevlakh Aran Economic Region, Shaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh
Simurg TV Simurq M TV Company1996 Sumgait Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
Simurg M TV Simurq M TV Company1995 Sumgait Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
Intimacy TV East-West Company2012 Imishli Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh
Mingachevir TV Vahid Mammadov1998 Mingachevir Aran Economic Region, Shaki-Zaqatala, Yukhari Garabakh
Qütb TV Qütb Teleradio1995 Quba Guba-Khachmaz, Dagligh Shirvan,
LL 33 SSMCC1998 Dashkasan Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
SM TV SSMCC2002 Shamkir Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
TVT Tovuz Production1998 Tovuz Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin, Yukhari Garabakh
PTVPLOC2011 Qax Shaki-Zaqatala
Razi TV Razi Television and Radio2014 Beylaqan Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh, Dagligh Shirvan
Kapaz TV Kapaz TV Company1993 Ganja Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
Qafqaz TV Qafqaz Independent TV and Radio1998 Quba Guba-Khachmaz, Daghlig Shirvan, Absheron Economic Region
Dünya TV Dünya TV Company1999 Sumgait Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
Nakhchivan TV State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic1963 Nakhchivan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Discontinued

State-owned

NameEstablishedDisestablished
AzTV 2 19922005

Private

NameEstablishedDisestablished
ABA 19992001
ANS TV 19912016
Baku TV 19921996
BMTI 19931994
Lankaran TV 20002005
Lider TV 20002021
LTV 19962002
KL 350 19911991
STV 20002005
Shou+ TV 19992008
Super Channel 19931994
Sara TV 19921999
Tolerance TV 20042009
TTR-TV 19972003
ÜMİD TV 20052012
Yevlakh TV 20052005
Dalğa TV 20172021

Most viewed channels

PositionChannelShare of total viewing (%)
1 ITV 12.0
2 ATV 10.5
3Space TV5.0
4Khazar TV4.4
5 Lider TV (defunct in 2021)4.0
6 AzTV 3.5
7 ARB 2.9
8 Idman TV 2.5
9Kepez TV2.0
10 GunAz TV 1.9
11 Medeniyyet TV 1.8
12Real TV1.6
13ARB 241.1
14CBC TV1.0

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