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 | Launched |
---|---|---|
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 | Launched | Notes |
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Space TV | Space Independent Television and Radio Company | 12 October 1997 | |
Xazar TV | Xazar Media Center (SOCAR) | 11 January 2000 | Originally launched as STV Xazar; rebranded on 5 October 2007. |
ATV | Azad Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company | 25 December 2000 | |
CBC TV | SOCAR Media Public Union | 24 December 2009 | Originally launched as ATV International; rebranded on 10 April 2013. Satellite and cable channel. |
ARB 24 | ARB Media Group | 1 June 2010 | Originally launched as Türkel TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016. |
MTV Azerbaijan | MTV Azerbaijan | 11 May 2012 | Satellite and cable channel |
ARB | ARB Media Group | 10 May 2014 | Originally launched as Region TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016. |
ARB Günəş | ARB Media Group | 1 April 2015 | Originally launched as Günəş TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016. Available nationwide via satellite and cable. |
CBC Sport | SOCAR Media Public Union | 1 November 2015 | |
Baku TV | Global Media Group | 18 February 2018 | Internet-based, satellite, and cable channel |
Real TV | Real Analysis and Information Center LLC | 15 March 2018 |
Name | Owner | Launched | Headquartered | Serving | Reference(s) |
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AOLTV | "A" MMC | 2004 | Tartar | Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin | |
ARB Canub | ARB Media Group | 2006 | Lankaran | Lankaran, Aran Economic Region | |
ARB Shimal | ARB Media Group | 2007 | Khachmaz | Guba-Khachmaz, Shaki-Zaqatala, Dagligh Shirvan | |
AS-TV | AS TV Society | 2007 | Astara | Lankaran | |
B1 TV | "N" AMC | 2006 | Naftalan | Yukhari Garabakh, Ganja-Gazakh | |
Daily Azerbaijan | DA1 | 2013 | Zakatala | Shaki-Zaqatala | |
Dünya TV | Dünya TV Company | 1999 | Sumgait | Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz | [5] |
EL TV | EL TV MMC | 2009 | Yevlakh | Aran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh | |
Intimacy TV | East-West Company | 2012 | Imishli | Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh | |
Kanal-S | Kanal-S Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society | 2008 | Shaki | Shaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh, Aran Economic Region | |
Kanal N | NMR | 2007 | Ordubad | Nakhchivan | |
Kapaz TV | Kapaz TV Company | 1993 | Ganja | Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin | |
LL 33 | SSMCC | 1998 | Dashkasan | Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin | |
Nakhchivan TV | State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | 1963 | Nakhchivan | Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | |
News2 TV | "A" MMC | 2003 | Barda | Yukhari Garabakh, Aran Economic Region | |
PTV | PLOC | 2011 | Qax | Shaki-Zaqatala | |
Qafqaz TV | Qafqaz Independent TV and Radio | 1998 | Quba | Guba-Khachmaz, Daghlig Shirvan, Absheron Economic Region | |
Razi TV | Razi Television and Radio | 2014 | Beylaqan | Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh, Dagligh Shirvan | |
Regional TV | ASB+ | 2007 | Shamakhi | Dagligh Shirvan, Shaki-Zaqatala, Aran Economic Region | |
SM TV | SSMCC | 2002 | Shamkir | Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin | |
Shirvan TV | Region Company | 2002 | Shirvan | Aran Economic Region | |
Sumgait TV | Sumgait City Radio & TV Company | 2001 | Sumgait | Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz | |
TVT | Tovuz Production | 1998 | Tovuz | Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin, Yukhari Garabakh |
Name | Launched | Defunct |
---|---|---|
AzTV 2 | 1992 | 2005 |
Name | Owner | Launched | Defunct | Headquarters | Reference(s) |
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ABA | 1999 | 2001 | Baku | ||
ANS TV | 1991 | 2016 | Baku | ||
ARB Ulduz | ARB Media Group | 2001 | 2019 | Ganja | |
Aygün TV | 1996 | 2014 | Zaqatala | [5] | |
Baku TV | 1992 | 1996 | Baku | ||
BMTI | 1993 | 1994 | Baku | ||
Dalğa TV | 2017 | 2021 | Baku | ||
Kanal 35 | Ministry of Education, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | 2004 | 2023 | Nakhchivan | |
KL 350 | 1991 | 1991 | |||
LTV | 1996 | 2002 | |||
Lankaran TV | 2000 | 2005 | |||
Lider TV | 2000 | 2021 | Baku | ||
Mingachevir TV | Vahid Mammadov | 1998 | 2021 | Mingachevir | [5] |
Qütb TV | 1995 | 2015 | Quba | [5] | |
Simurg M TV | Simurq M TV Company | 1995 | 2007 | ||
Sara TV | 1992 | 1999 | |||
Shou+ TV | 1999 | 2008 | |||
Super Channel | 1993 | 1994 | |||
Tolerance TV | 2004 | 2009 | |||
TTR-TV | 1997 | 2003 | |||
ÜMİD TV | 2005 | 2012 | |||
Yevlakh TV | Yevlakh TV LLC | 2006 | 2009 | Yevlakh |
Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | ITV | 12.0 |
2 | ATV | 10.5 |
3 | Space TV | 5.0 |
4 | Xazar 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 | Kapaz 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 | 1.0 |
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