Altyn Asyr, meaning "Golden Age" in Turkmen, is one of the seven television channels owned by the government in Turkmenistan.[2] It is mainly focused on broadcasting the news in Turkmenistan.
| Country | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkmen |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Maksat Altayev, Government of Turkmenistan[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 1959 |
| Former names | TMT-1 (1997-2000) |
The Watan Habarlary newscast airs at 7:00 and 21:00. The channel's TV startup is at 7:00, while the closedown is usually at 1:00.[3]
The Altyn Asyr's clock ident is the same as all other news channels excluding the Türkmen Owazy and Aşgabat channels.
History
editTelevision arrived to Ashgabat, the capital of the Turkmen SSR, in 1959,[4] with a transmitter on VHF channel 1 in the Russian standard.[5]
Altyn Asyr no longer plays Russia's Channel One Russia since 1998.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Президент Туркменистана назначил руководителей четырех телерадиоканалов | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
- ^ "Turkmen Tv". turkmentv.gov.tm.
- ^ "Göni ýaýlym". turkmentv.gov.tm.
- ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1977. p. 1136-b. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Broadcasting Stations of the World" (PDF). September 1961. p. 334. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "В Туркмении прекращено вещание российской радиостанции "Маяк"". NEWSru.com. July 12, 2004.
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