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Kurdistan TV

Kurdistan TV
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CountryIraq
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersHawler, Iraq
Programming
Language(s)Kurdish
Ownership
OwnerKurdistan Democratic Party
History
Launched1 January 1999
Links
Websitewww.kurdistantv.net
Availability
Streaming media
Kurdistan TVwww.kurdistantv.net/ku/live

Kurdistan TV (Kurdish: کوردستان تیڤی‎) is the first Kurdish language satellite television station in Iraqi Kurdistan that started broadcasting in 1999. It belongs to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and is based Hawler, Iraq.[1]

The channel broadcasts programs mainly in Kurdish language and can be viewed using a WS International satellite system. It transmits on the Eutelsat for Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, and on Galaxy 19 for North America.

Apart from its Kurdish language services, Kurdistan TV also offers an online news presence in Arabic and Turkish. Kurdistan TV's European offices are based in the Netherlands and Germany.

See also

  • List of Kurdish-language television channels

References

  1. ^ Kareem Abdulrahman (4 December 2007). "Guide: Iraq's Kurdish media". BBC News. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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