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
NameOwnerEstablished
AzTVAzerbaijan TV and Radio Programme Society (state-owned)1956
İdman AzərbaycanAzerbaijan TV and Radio Programme Society (state-owned)2009
İTVAzerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company2005
Mədəniyyət TVAzerbaijan TV and Radio Programme Society (state-owned)2011

Nationwide
NameOwnerEstablished
Space TVVagif Mustafayev1997
ATVAzad Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company2000
Khazar TVCJSC "Khazar TV"2007
CBC TVCaspian Broadcasting Company of SOCAR2013
CBC SportCaspian Broadcasting Company of SOCAR2015
Real TVReal Analysis and Information Center LLC2018
ARBAzerbaijani TV Network2014
ARB 24Azerbaijani TV Network2018
ARB GünəşAzerbaijani TV Network2015
IQ TVAzer-Sat1995
Azadliq Radyosu TVVOA1990
Zuhur TVMFS2013
InterAzGroup AZ2007
Bütöv AzərbaycanB&B2010
MTV AzerbaijanMTV Azerbaijan2012

Regional
NameOwnerEstablishedRegionAvailable in
Alternativ TVAlternativ-Tele-Radio2001GanjaAran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh
AOLTV"A" MMC2004TartarYukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
AS-TVAS TV Society2007AstaraLankaran
El TVEl TV MMC2009YevlakhAran Economic Region, Ganja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh
Türkel TV"TÜRKEL TV" MMC2010TovuzGanja-Gazakh
News2 TV"A" MMC2003BardaYukhari Garabakh, Aran Economic Region
Shirvan TVRegion Company2002ShirvanAran Economic Region
B1 TV"N" AMC2006NaftalanYukhari Garabakh, Ganja-Gazakh
Aygün TVAgMMC1996AbsheronAbsheron Economic Region, Dagligh Shirvan
Canub TVCənub TV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2006LankaranLankaran, Aran Economic Region
Daily AzerbaijanDA12013ZakatalaShaki-Zaqatala
Sumgait TVSumgait City Radio & TV Company2001SumgaitAbsheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
RTVRTV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2007KhachmazGuba-Khachmaz, Shaki-Zaqatala, Dagligh Shirvan
Regional TVASB+2007ShamakhiDagligh Shirvan, Shaki-Zaqatala, Aran Economic Region
Kanal-SKanal-S Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2008ShakiShaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh, Aran Economic Region
Kanal 35NMR2004NakhchivanNakhchivan
Kanal NNMR2007OrdubadNakhchivan
Yevlakh TVYevlakh TV Mahdud Masuliyyatli Society2006YevlakhAran Economic Region, Shaki-Zaqatala, Ganja-Gazakh
Simurg TVSimurq M TV Company1996SumgaitAbsheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
Simurg M TVSimurq M TV Company1995SumgaitAbsheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
Intimacy TVEast-West Company2012ImishliAran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh
Mingachevir TVVahid Mammadov1998MingachevirAran Economic Region, Shaki-Zaqatala, Yukhari Garabakh
Qütb TVQütb Teleradio1995QubaGuba-Khachmaz, Dagligh Shirvan,
LL 33SSMCC1998DashkasanGanja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
SM TVSSMCC2002ShamkirGanja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
TVTTovuz Production1998TovuzGanja-Gazakh, Kalbajar-Lachin, Yukhari Garabakh
PTVPLOC2011QaxShaki-Zaqatala
Razi TVRazi Television and Radio2014BeylaqanAran Economic Region, Yukhari Garabakh, Dagligh Shirvan
Kapaz TVKapaz TV Company1993GanjaGanja-Gazakh, Yukhari Garabakh, Kalbajar-Lachin
Qafqaz TVQafqaz Independent TV and Radio1998QubaGuba-Khachmaz, Daghlig Shirvan, Absheron Economic Region
Dünya TVDünya TV Company1999SumgaitAbsheron Economic Region, Guba-Khachmaz
Nakhchivan TVState Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic1963NakhchivanNakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Discontinued

State-owned
NameEstablishedDisestablished
AzTV 219922005

Private
NameEstablishedDisestablished
ABA19992001
ANS TV19912016
Baku TV19921996
BMTI19931994
Lankaran TV20002005
Lider TV20002021
LTV19962002
KL 35019911991
STV20002005
Shou+ TV19992008
Super Channel19931994
Sara TV19921999
Tolerance TV20042009
TTR-TV19972003
ÜMİD TV20052012
Yevlakh TV20052005
Dalğa TV20172021

Most viewed channels
PositionChannelShare of total viewing (%)
1ITV12.0
2ATV10.5
3Space TV5.0
4Khazar TV4.4
5Lider TV (defunct in 2021)4.0
6AzTV3.5
7ARB2.9
8Idman TV2.5
9Kepez TV2.0
10GunAz TV1.9
11Medeniyyet TV1.8
12Real TV1.6
13ARB 241.1
14CBC TV1.0

See also

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. Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies - Radio-TV yayımı (in Azerbaijani)
  4. Telecompaper - Azerbaijan cable TV penetration reaches 28% in 2013
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