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 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

Private

Nationwide

Name Owner Launched Notes
Space TV Space Independent Television and Radio Company 12 October 1997 (1997-10-12)
Xazar TV Xazar Media Center (SOCAR) 11 January 2000 (2000-01-11) Originally launched as STV Xazar; rebranded on 5 October 2007.
ATV Azad Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company 25 December 2000 (2000-12-25)
CBC TV SOCAR Media Public Union 24 December 2009 (2009-12-24) Originally launched as ATV International; rebranded on 10 April 2013. Satellite and cable channel.
ARB 24 ARB Media Group 1 June 2010 (2010-06-01) Originally launched as Türkel TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016.
MTV Azerbaijan MTV Azerbaijan 11 May 2012 (2012-05-11) Satellite and cable channel
ARB ARB Media Group 10 May 2014 (2014-05-10) Originally launched as Region TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016.
ARB Günəş ARB Media Group 1 April 2015 (2015-04-01) 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 (2015-11-01)
Baku TV Global Media Group 18 February 2018 (2018-02-18) Internet-based, satellite, and cable channel
Real TV Real Analysis and Information Center LLC 15 March 2018 (2018-03-15)

Regional

Name Owner Launched Headquartered Serving Reference(s)
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

Discontinued

State-owned

Name Launched Defunct
AzTV 2 1992 2005

Private

Name Owner Launched Defunct Headquarters Reference(s)
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

Most viewed channels

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

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. ^ a b Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies - Radio-TV yayımı (in Azerbaijani)
  4. ^ Telecompaper - Azerbaijan cable TV penetration reaches 28% in 2013
  5. ^ a b c d "Radio-TV yayımı" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2014.