Hrazdan TV Company (

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: Հրազդան հեռուստաընկերություն) is a private TV company in

Hrazdan Hrazdan ( hy, wikt:Հրազդան, Հրազդան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia serving as the administrative centre of Kotayk Province, located northeast of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the population of the ...

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, founded by the family of Harutyunyan within the framework of "Sirak" Limited Liability Company. The family also publishes a private newspaper and runs a radio company known as ''Hrazdan Radio''. The channel has been broadcasting since 1 September 1991, covering the

Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...

and some parts of the

Gegharkunik Province Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvashe ...

. The number of Hrazdan TV viewers is around 220,000. The TV broadcasts some political programmes that concentrate on issues such as

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

press freedom Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the fundamental principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be exerci ...

and society concerning problems in Armenia. It also produces entertaining shows and projects about

Armenian folk music Armenian folk music is a genre of Armenian music. It usually uses the duduk, the kemenche, and the oud. It is very similar to folk music in the Caucasus and shares many similar songs and traditions with countries around Armenia, namely Georgia a ...

to keep the Armenian heritage of traditions alive.

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External links

Official website
(Armenian) Television stations in Armenia Television production companies of Armenia Television networks in Armenia Television channels and stations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Armenia