Overview of television in Azerbaijan
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]
List of channels
This is a list of television channels that broadcast in Azerbaijan .[3]
State-owned
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
Private
Nationwide
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
Regional
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
Discontinued
State-owned
Name
Established
Disestablished
AzTV 2
1992
2005
Private
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
Most viewed channels
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
See also
References
External links
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Dünya TV
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Alternativ TV
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MTV
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Kanal-S
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RTV
Baku TV
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