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

NameOwnerLaunched
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

NameOwnerLaunchedNotes
Space TV Space Independent Television and Radio Company12 October 1997
Xazar TV Xazar Media Center (SOCAR)11 January 2000Originally launched as STV Xazar; rebranded on 5 October 2007.
ATV Azad Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company25 December 2000
CBC TV SOCAR Media Public Union24 December 2009Originally launched as ATV International; rebranded on 10 April 2013. Satellite and cable channel.
ARB 24 ARB Media Group1 June 2010Originally launched as Türkel TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016.
MTV Azerbaijan MTV Azerbaijan11 May 2012Satellite and cable channel
ARB ARB Media Group10 May 2014Originally launched as Region TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016.
ARB Günəş ARB Media Group1 April 2015Originally launched as Günəş TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016. Available nationwide via satellite and cable.
CBC Sport SOCAR Media Public Union1 November 2015
Baku TV Global Media Group18 February 2018Internet-based, satellite, and cable channel
Real TV Real Analysis and Information Center LLC15 March 2018

Regional

NameOwnerLaunchedHeadquarteredServingReference(s)
AOLTV "A" MMC2004 Tartar Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
ARB Canub ARB Media Group2006 Lankaran Lankaran, Aran Economic Region
ARB Shimal ARB Media Group2007 Khachmaz Guba-Khachmaz, Shaki-Zaqatala, Dagligh Shirvan
AS-TV AS TV Society2007 Astara Lankaran
B1 TV"N" AMC2006 Naftalan Yukhari Garabakh, Ganja-Gazakh
Daily Azerbaijan DA12013 Zakatala Shaki-Zaqatala
Dünya TV Dünya TV Company1999 Sumgait Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz [5]
EL TV EL TV MMC2009 Yevlakh Aran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh
Intimacy TV East-West Company2012 Imishli Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh
Kanal-S Kanal-S Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2008 Shaki Shaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh, Aran Economic Region
Kanal N NMR2007 Ordubad Nakhchivan
Kapaz TV Kapaz TV Company1993 Ganja Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
LL 33 SSMCC1998 Dashkasan Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
Nakhchivan TV State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic1963 Nakhchivan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
News2 TV "A" MMC2003 Barda Yukhari Garabakh, Aran Economic Region
PTVPLOC2011 Qax Shaki-Zaqatala
Qafqaz TV Qafqaz Independent TV and Radio1998 Quba Guba-Khachmaz, Daghlig Shirvan, Absheron Economic Region
Razi TV Razi Television and Radio2014 Beylaqan Aran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh, Dagligh Shirvan
Regional TV ASB+2007 Shamakhi Dagligh Shirvan, Shaki-Zaqatala, Aran Economic Region
SM TV SSMCC2002 Shamkir Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
Shirvan TV Region Company2002 Shirvan Aran Economic Region
Sumgait TV Sumgait City Radio & TV Company2001 Sumgait Absheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
TVTTovuz Production1998 Tovuz Ganja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin, Yukhari Garabakh

Discontinued

State-owned

NameLaunchedDefunct
AzTV 2 19922005

Private

NameOwnerLaunchedDefunctHeadquartersReference(s)
ABA 19992001Baku
ANS TV 19912016Baku
ARB Ulduz ARB Media Group20012019Ganja
Aygün TV 19962014 Zaqatala [5]
Baku TV19921996Baku
BMTI 19931994Baku
Dalğa TV 20172021Baku
Kanal 35 Ministry of Education, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 20042023Nakhchivan
KL 350 19911991
LTV 19962002
Lankaran TV 20002005
Lider TV 20002021Baku
Mingachevir TV Vahid Mammadov19982021 Mingachevir [5]
Qütb TV 19952015 Quba [5]
Simurg M TV Simurq M TV Company19952007
Sara TV 19921999
Shou+ TV 19992008
Super Channel 19931994
Tolerance TV 20042009
TTR-TV 19972003
ÜMİD TV 20052012
Yevlakh TV Yevlakh TV LLC20062009Yevlakh

Most viewed channels

PositionChannelShare 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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References

  1. Televiziya Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  2. AzTV öz hədəflərinə çatmaqda güclü kadr potensialına və müasir texnologiyaların tətbiqinə güvənir (in Azerbaijani)
  3. 1 2 Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies - Radio-TV yayımı (in Azerbaijani)
  4. Telecompaper - Azerbaijan cable TV penetration reaches 28% in 2013
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Radio-TV yayımı" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.