Kurdistan TV

Kurdistan TV
TypeSatellite television channel
CountryKurdistan Region, Iraq
HeadquartersErbil, Kurdistan Region
Programming
LanguagesKurdish, Arabic, Turkish
Ownership
OwnerKurdistan Democratic Party
History
Launched1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)
Links
Webcastwww.kurdistantv.net/ku/live
Websitewww.kurdistantv.net

Kurdistan TV (Kurdish: کوردستان تیڤی) is a Kurdish-language television channel launched in 1999 in Iraqi Kurdistan. It is the second Kurdish-language TV channel established in the region. The station is owned by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and is headquartered in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.[1]

The channel broadcasts programs mainly in Kurdish and can be viewed using a WS International satellite system. It transmits on the Eutelsat for Europe, Western Asia and North Africa.

Apart from its Kurdish language services, Kurdistan TV also offers an online news presence in Arabic and Turkish. Kurdistan TV's European offices are based in the Netherlands and Germany.

See also

References

  1. ^ Kareem Abdulrahman (4 December 2007). "Guide: Iraq's Kurdish media". BBC News. Retrieved 9 November 2015.