Aşgabat (TV channel)

Aşgabat
Country Turkmenistan
HeadquartersAshgabat, Turkmenistan
Programming
Language(s)Turkmen
Ownership
OwnerGovernment of Turkmenistan
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)

Aşgabat is a Turkmen state-run channel that specializes in the national capital.

The channel broadcasts for sixteen hours on average (7:00 to 23:00). Fixed programming is limited to nine daily Habarlar bulletins (7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00, 22:30) and Ýol hereketiniň howpsuzlygy — ömrümiziň rahatlygy (Road Safety is the Comfort of Our Life), a prevention program. The rest of the schedule consists of blocks of specialized programming, mostly social and political. The channel shares much of its output with Altyn Asyr.