Idman Azerbaijan TV ( az, İdman Azərbaycan TV, "Sport Azerbaijan TV") is a state-controlled television channel in

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

. It began broadcasting from

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world ...

on 1 January 2009 and primarily airs live sporting events and sport-related programming. The channel is owned by the Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting Closed

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( az, Azərbaycan Televiziya və Radio Verilişləri Qapalı Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti, links=no), of which the

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is the only shareholder. This company also owns the channels

AzTV AzTV or Azerbaijan Television ( az, Azərbaycan Televiziyası) is a state-controlled national television channel in Azerbaijan. It is the oldest television channel in the country, having first broadcast from Baku on 14 February 1956 in what wa ...

and Mədəniyyət TV ''(Culture TV)''. Idman Azerbaijan TV channel, satellite and internet broadcasts are partially interrupted due to international sports rights. It is valid in terrestrial and cable broadcasts in Azerbaijan. When there is a match on the Azerspace-1 satellite, the BISS is encrypted from the satellite. All programs are available on terrestrial and cable television broadcasts in Azerbaijan.

References

External links

Official website
Television stations in Azerbaijan Television networks in Azerbaijan Azerbaijani-language television stations Sports television networks Television channels and stations established in 2009 2009 establishments in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-sport-stub