Gunaz TV
Gunaz TV is a TV channel which is broadcasting in the Azerbaijani language. Its headquarters are in the city of Chicago, United States. It first launched its live broadcast in April 2005. Hussein Ahmed Obalı is the founder of this TV channel. Gunaz TV's programs are aired 24 hours a day via the Hotbird Satellite. There are 8 hours of live coverage throughout the day.
Gunaz TV | |
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Launched | 28 May 2005 |
Picture format | 576i (4:3 SDTV) |
Country | United States |
Language | Azerbaijani |
Broadcast area | Azerbaijan, Europe |
Headquarters | Chicago, United States |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Express AM6 (Europe, Middle East) | 12594 V / 27500 / 2/3 (SD / FTA) |
Hot Bird 13B (Europe, Middle East, North Africa) | 11200 V / 27500 / 5/6 (SD / FTA) |
Streaming media | |
gunaz.tv | Watch live |
History
In 2005, Ahmet Obali started broadcasting as an independent 24-hour TV channel via the Telstar 12 satellite. The channel, which broadcast from December 2005 until March 2006 via Türksat, was removed from Türksat as the result of the note of the Iranian state and once again passed to Telstar 12. In 2006, the channel continued to broadcast via the Hot Bird satellite, and due to financial difficulties, it had to switch to another satellite. It is not yet known whether the return on Türksat is soon to be made. In November 2016 it was additionally launched on the Express AM6 satellite.
Despite the 14-month publication plan and the audience in Azerbaijan, this channel continued to broadcast. South Azerbaijan Television (Gunaz) plays a very influential role in the National Action of Azerbaijan since it is the first and only television channel that brings the problems of Azerbaijan to the TV screen. The channel played an important role especially in the Iran newspaper cockroach cartoon controversy.
References
External links
- Official website (in Azerbaijani)