Medeniyyet TV

Mədəniyyət TV
CountryAzerbaijan
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
Programming
LanguageAzerbaijani
Ownership
OwnerAzerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting Closed Joint-stock Company (Government of Azerbaijan)
Key peopleUlviyye Konul
History
Launched2011
Links
Websitemedeniyyettv.az

Medeniyyet TV (Azerbaijani: Mədəniyyət TV, lit.'Culture TV') is an Azerbaijani government-owned TV channel showcasing culture and art in Azerbaijan.[1][2]

The channel began broadcasting on February 14, 2011.[3] On 1 September 2014, the channel adopted the 16:9 broadcast format, and on 14 February 2018, it began operating around the clock.[3] On 31 May 2021, Medeniyyet TV transitioned to HD broadcasting.[3]

Broadcast area

As of March 2014, 99.96% of the population of Azerbaijan can receive Medeniyyet TV via terrestrial, cable, or satellite broadcasting, giving it the largest coverage area of any Azerbaijani television channel.[4]

References

  1. ^ Orujova, Nigar. "Ukrainian, Turkish TV channels broadcast via Azerbaijani satellite". www.azernews.az. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Azerbaijan stops broadcasting via Turkish satellite". www.today.az. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Mədəniyyət TV turns 13". Media.az (in Russian). 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  4. ^ "Teleradio PU - Statistics". The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2014.