Television in Azerbaijan was introduced in 1956, when Azerbaijan was still known as the Azerbaijani SSR.Televiziya AzTV öz hədəflərinə çatmaqda güclü kadr potensialına və müasir texnologiyaların tətbiqinə güvənir

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

List of channels This is a list of television channels that broadcast in Azerbaijan.

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 Xazar TV Xazar Media Center (SOCAR) Originally launched as STV Xazar; rebranded on 5 October 2007. ATV Azad Azerbaijan TV and Radio Broadcasting Company CBC TV SOCAR Media Public Union Originally launched as ATV International; rebranded on 10 April 2013. Satellite and cable channel. ARB 24 ARB Media Group Originally launched as Türkel TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016. MTV Azerbaijan MTV Azerbaijan Satellite and cable channel ARB ARB Media Group Originally launched as Region TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016. ARB Günəş ARB Media Group Originally launched as Günəş TV; rebranded on 19 September 2016. Available nationwide via satellite and cable. CBC Sport SOCAR Media Public Union Baku TV Global Media Group Internet-based, satellite, and cable channel Real TV Real Analysis and Information Center LLC

Regional Name Owner Launched Headquartered ServingReference(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 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 DefunctHeadquartersReference(s) ABA 1999 2001Baku ANS TV 1991 2016BakuARB UlduzARB Media Group20012019GanjaAygün TV19962014Zaqatala Baku TV 1992 1996Baku BMTI 1993 1994Baku Dalğa TV 2017 2021BakuKanal 35Ministry of Education, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic20042023Nakhchivan KL 350 1991 1991 LTV 1996 2002 Lankaran TV 2000 2005 Lider TV 2000 2021BakuMingachevir TVVahid Mammadov19982021MingachevirQütb TV19952015QubaSimurg M TVSimurq M TV Company19952007 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 2009Yevlakh

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 Television in the Soviet Union

References

External links National Television and Radio Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan