Altyn Asyr (TV channel)
| Country | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Turkmenistan |
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Programming | |
| Language | Turkmen |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Maksat Altayev Government of Turkmenistan[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 November 1959 |
| Former names | Turkmen Television (1959–1991) TMT (1991–1997) TMT-1 (1997–2000) |
Altyn Asyr, meaning "Golden Age" in Turkmen, is one of the eight television channels owned by the Government of Turkmenistan.[2] It is mainly focused on broadcasting the news in Turkmenistan.
Programming
The Watan Habarlary newscast airs six times a day (7:00, 9:00, 12:00, 15:00, 21:00 and 23:00). The channel's TV startup is at 7:00, while the closedown is usually at 1:00, averaging 18 hours on air.[3][4] Other programs include Diýar, which has separate editions covering each of the regions of Turkmenistan as well as programs on agriculture and technology. Feature films are broadcast at 23:30 on weekends, after the late edition of Watan Habarlary.[4] Watan Habarlary frequently repeats stories from the previous night in its morning editions.[5]
The Altyn Asyr's clock ident is the same as all other news channels excluding the Türkmen Owazy and Aşgabat channels.
History
Work for a television studio was already underway in April 1958; the plans envisioned the creation of a two-floor television facility and a 150-meter transmitting tower.[6] Television arrived to Ashgabat, the capital of the Turkmen SSR, in 1959,[7] with a transmitter on VHF channel 1 in the Russian standard.[8] Initially it was an experimental service carrying out feature films, with regular service pending the completion of its television center.[9]
Altyn Asyr has no longer played Russia's Channel One Russia since 1998.[10]
References
- ^ "Президент Туркменистана назначил руководителей четырех телерадиоканалов | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
- ^ "Turkmen Tv". turkmentv.gov.tm.
- ^ "Göni ýaýlym". turkmentv.gov.tm.
- ^ a b Türkmenistan Watan, 21-27 January 2023
- ^ A day watching Turkmen television
- ^ Transportation, Communications, and Electric Power in the USSR. Joint Publications Research Service. 1958. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Radio and Television in the USSR, S. V. Kaftanov, 1960
- ^ "В Туркмении прекращено вещание российской радиостанции "Маяк"". NEWSru.com. 12 July 2004.