Miras (TV channel)

Miras
Country Turkmenistan
Broadcast areaTurkmenistan R5 channel (93.25 MHz) in Ashgabat
HeadquartersAshgabat, Turkmenistan
Programming
LanguageTurkmen
Picture format16:9 HDTV
Ownership
OwnerState Committee of Turkmenistan on TV, Radio and Film
History
Launched1 January 2001
Replaced ORT relays (1998)[1]
Former namesTMT-3 (1998–2001)
Links
Websitehttps://tdh.gov.tm/

Miras (Turkmen: [mɪˈɾɑθ]) ('Inheritance' in Turkmen) is one of the eight state-owned television channels of Turkmenistan. Programming on the network is in the Turkmen language and focuses on Turkmen art and culture.[2]

Programming

The channel broadcasts from 07:00 to 23:30 (on average) and transmits all editions of Watan Habarlary along with Altyn Asyr and Ýaşlyk.

Almost all Miras programs are of its own production. These include news programs related to the cultural life of the country and abroad, discussion programs, and broadcasts from concert and theater venues.

Miras relays two hours (16:00 to 18:00)[3] of pre-recorded programming from Russia's Channel One (still referred to as "ORT" in schedules).[3] Before giving permission to broadcast them, the management of the Miras TV channel, together with curators from the Ministry of National Security, carefully studies the content of the programs broadcast from Moscow.[4] The Field of Wonders is one of the programs carried.[5]

Channel director Annaberdy Silabow was reprehended by the president in 2002 for its programming strategies.[6]

Broadcasting

The channel was uplinked to satellite in 1999, when it was still named TMT3.[7]

References

  1. ^ "В Туркменистане прекращено вещание российской радиостанции "Маяк"". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. ^ "Президент Туркменистана назначил руководителей четырёх телерадиоканалов". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. ^ a b Türkmenistan Watan, 21–27 January 2023
  4. ^ "Out of the loop". Chronicles of Turkmenistan.
  5. ^ "A day watching Turkmen television". Open Democracy.
  6. ^ "Ólaunuð leiðindi". mbl.is (in Icelandic).
  7. ^ "Transponder Monitor". Satellite Today. July 14, 1999.