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| Type | Satellite Television |
|---|---|
| Branding | Nationalistic |
| Country | |
| Availability | Middle East, Europe, North America and Australia |
Broadcast area | Middle East |
| Owner | Awn Hussain Al Khashlok |
Launch date | 12 September 2005 |
Official website | www.albaghdadia.com |
Al-Baghdadia TV is an independent Iraqi-owned[1] Arabic-language satellite channel based in Cairo, Egypt. It is considered a Nationalistic channel of funding directly and only from the CEO.[2] During the Iraqi insurgency, several prominent journalists with the station were murdered.[3] More recently, Global TV Stations depend on Al Baghdadia for news coming from Iraq. It has a live morning show called 'Al Baghdadia Wa El Nas' which is a free show that allows Iraqis to give their opinion and to send a message to the government, this supports Iraqi democracy. The CEO of Al Baghdadia believes that democracy should be created by true Iraqis, not by force. The TV station is dubbed the name 'Umm al-Fuqarā' (The Mother of the Poor People). In 2012, Al-Baghdadia Media Group launches its second channel, B2, broadcasting mainly series, drama, movies and entertainment. since then Al Baghdadia 2 is first entertainment channel in Iraq, B2 freq on Nilesat (Frequency: 11747, S/R: 27500, Pol: Horizontal, Fec: 4/3) .
- ^ Afghan reporters keep shoes on for Bush, Associated Press, 15 December 2008.
- ^ The 'Lebanonization' of the Iraqi Media: An Overview of Iraq's Television Landscape, Paul Cochrane, Transnatonal Broadcasting Studies Journal, No. 16, December–January 2006; Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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