Real TV (Azerbaijani TV channel)
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| Type | Commercial television |
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| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Narimanov, Baku |
| Programming | |
| Language | Azerbaijani |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | REAL Analysis Information Cenfer |
| Key people | Mirshahin Agayev (director general) |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 March 2018 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Real TV is an Azerbaijani national terrestrial news-oriented television channel founded by Mirshahin Agayev, who is the co-founder of now-defunct ANS TV. It was launched on 15 March 2018 and is owned by Real Analysis Information Center.[1] Real TV is headquartered in the Narimanov raion of Baku.[2] The channel is considered to be the successor of ANS TV due to the number of similarities,[3] although a Baku State University professor assured that it is a different network altogether.[4]
Real TV began broadcasting initially as an internet television channel on 28 February 2018.[5][6] The National Television and Radio Council granted Real Analysis Information Center an indefinite license to broadcast the television station via satellite on 5 March 2018.[7] It commenced test broadcasts on the same day, with many former employees of the defunct ANS TV joining the channel.[8] It was officially launched on 15 March 2018.[9] Real TV initially broadcast for 19 hours a day,[10] but was later converted into a 24-hour channel on 17 September 2018.[11]
The National Television and Radio Council later granted Real TV an indefinite license to broadcast terrestrially on 23 April 2019 after they won a competition which decided the 48th terrestrial television channel overall and the 37th to broadcast in HD.[12][13][14] It commenced terrestrial broadcasts on 10 May.[15] Real TV commenced high-definition broadcasts on 28 January 2022.[10]