Television in Azerbaijan was introduced in 1956, when Azerbaijan was still known as the Azerbaijani SSR. [1] [2]
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]
This is a list of television channels that broadcast in Azerbaijan . [3]
Name | Owner | Established |
---|---|---|
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 Company | 2005 |
Mədəniyyət TV | Azerbaijan TV and Radio Programme Society (state-owned) | 2011 |
Name | Owner | Established |
---|---|---|
Space TV | Vagif Mustafayev | 1997 |
ATV | Azad Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company | 2000 |
Khazar TV | CJSC "Khazar TV" | 2007 |
CBC TV | Caspian Broadcasting Company of SOCAR | 2013 |
CBC Sport | Caspian Broadcasting Company of SOCAR | 2015 |
Real TV | Real Analysis and Information Center LLC | 2018 |
ARB | Azerbaijani TV Network | 2014 |
ARB 24 | Azerbaijani TV Network | 2018 |
ARB Günəş | Azerbaijani TV Network | 2015 |
IQ TV | Azer-Sat | 1995 |
Azadliq Radyosu TV | VOA | 1990 |
Zuhur TV | MFS | 2013 |
InterAz | Group AZ | 2007 |
Bütöv Azərbaycan | B&B | 2010 |
MTV Azerbaijan | MTV Azerbaijan | 2012 |
Name | Owner | Established | Region | Available in |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alternativ TV | Alternativ-Tele-Radio | 2001 | Ganja | Aran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh |
AOLTV | "A" MMC | 2004 | Tartar | Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin |
AS-TV | AS TV Society | 2007 | Astara | Lankaran |
El TV | El TV MMC | 2009 | Yevlakh | Aran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh |
Türkel TV | "TÜRKEL TV" MMC | 2010 | Tovuz | Ganja-Gazakh |
News2 TV | "A" MMC | 2003 | Barda | Yukhari Garabakh, Aran Economic Region |
Shirvan TV | Region Company | 2002 | Shirvan | Aran Economic Region |
B1 TV | "N" AMC | 2006 | Naftalan | Yukhari Garabakh, Ganja-Gazakh |
Aygün TV | AgMMC | 1996 | Absheron | Absheron Economic Region, Dagligh Shirvan |
Canub TV | Cənub TV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society | 2006 | Lankaran | Lankaran, Aran Economic Region |
Daily Azerbaijan | DA1 | 2013 | Zakatala | Shaki-Zaqatala |
Sumgait TV | Sumgait City Radio & TV Company | 2001 | Sumgait | Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz |
RTV | RTV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society | 2007 | 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 Society | 2008 | Shaki | Shaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh, Aran Economic Region |
Kanal 35 | NMR | 2004 | Nakhchivan | Nakhchivan |
Kanal N | NMR | 2007 | Ordubad | Nakhchivan |
Yevlakh TV | Yevlakh TV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society | 2006 | Yevlakh | Aran Economic Region, Shaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh |
Simurg TV | Simurq M TV Company | 1996 | Sumgait | Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz |
Simurg M TV | Simurq M TV Company | 1995 | Sumgait | Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz |
Intimacy TV | East-West Company | 2012 | Imishli | Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh |
Mingachevir TV | Vahid Mammadov | 1998 | Mingachevir | Aran Economic Region, Shaki-Zaqatala, Yukhari Garabakh |
Qütb TV | Qütb Teleradio | 1995 | Quba | Guba-Khachmaz, Dagligh Shirvan, |
LL 33 | SSMCC | 1998 | Dashkasan | Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin |
SM TV | SSMCC | 2002 | Shamkir | Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin |
TVT | Tovuz Production | 1998 | Tovuz | Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin, Yukhari Garabakh |
PTV | PLOC | 2011 | Qax | Shaki-Zaqatala |
Razi TV | Razi Television and Radio | 2014 | Beylaqan | Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh, Dagligh Shirvan |
Kapaz TV | Kapaz TV Company | 1993 | Ganja | Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin |
Qafqaz TV | Qafqaz Independent TV and Radio | 1998 | Quba | Guba-Khachmaz, Daghlig Shirvan, Absheron Economic Region |
Dünya TV | Dünya TV Company | 1999 | Sumgait | Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz |
Nakhchivan TV | State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | 1963 | Nakhchivan | Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic |
Name | Established | Disestablished |
---|---|---|
AzTV 2 | 1992 | 2005 |
Name | Established | Disestablished |
---|---|---|
ABA | 1999 | 2001 |
ANS TV | 1991 | 2016 |
Baku TV | 1992 | 1996 |
BMTI | 1993 | 1994 |
Lankaran TV | 2000 | 2005 |
Lider TV | 2000 | 2021 |
LTV | 1996 | 2002 |
KL 350 | 1991 | 1991 |
STV | 2000 | 2005 |
Shou+ TV | 1999 | 2008 |
Super Channel | 1993 | 1994 |
Sara TV | 1992 | 1999 |
Tolerance TV | 2004 | 2009 |
TTR-TV | 1997 | 2003 |
ÜMİD TV | 2005 | 2012 |
Yevlakh TV | 2005 | 2005 |
Dalğa TV | 2017 | 2021 |
Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | ITV | 12.0 |
2 | ATV | 10.5 |
3 | Space TV | 5.0 |
4 | Khazar TV | 4.4 |
5 | Lider TV (defunct in 2021) | 4.0 |
6 | AzTV | 3.5 |
7 | ARB | 2.9 |
8 | Idman TV | 2.5 |
9 | Kepez TV | 2.0 |
10 | GunAz TV | 1.9 |
11 | Medeniyyet TV | 1.8 |
12 | Real TV | 1.6 |
13 | ARB 24 | 1.1 |
14 | CBC TV | 1.0 |
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