TV AlHijrah is a state-owned Malaysian

free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...

Islamic television channel, owned and operated by Al-Hijrah Media Corporation, a company under the purview of the

Department of Islamic Development Malaysia Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Malay: ''Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia'' , Jawi alphabet: جابتن كماجوان اسلام مليسيا) or popularly known as JAKIM, is a federal government agency in Malaysia that administers I ...

of the

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. It broadcasts from its headquarters in the Islamic Centre Complex,

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. The station’s management team is headed by Namanzee Harris as Chief Executive Officer and supervised by the Board Of Directors.

History

TV AlHijrah began its operations on 1 December 2010 on a trial basis. It was a government initiative to establish a channel based on Islam and to provide an Islamic perspective through its programs. The station was officially launched on the 1st Muharram 1432H (7 December 2010) in a ceremony by the sixth Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak. The event took place at the TV AlHijrah Digital Broadcasting Centre, Islamic Centre Complex, Kuala Lumpur. TV AlHijrah broadcasts 24 hours everyday, and is watched globally for Muslim content, the latest news, political commentaries, educational material and Islamic-related entertainment."TV AL HIJRAH ON ASTRO CHANNEL 114 STARTING JUNE 1"
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Official Video On Demand of TV AlHijrah
(Malaysia & International Content) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tv Alhijrah (Malaysia) 2010 establishments in Malaysia Television stations in Malaysia Islamic television networks Television channels and stations established in 2010 Mass media in Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)