Type | Commercial television |
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Country | Azerbaijan |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Khatai, Baku |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Azerbaijani |
Ownership | |
Owner | SOCAR |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 11 January 2000 |
Former names | STV Xazar (2000–2007) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Xazar TV (Azerbaijani: Xəzər TV; Azerbaijani pronunciation: [xæzæɾ]; lit. 'Caspian Sea') is an Azerbaijani national terrestrial television channel owned by SOCAR through its media wing, SOCAR Media Public Union. It was initially launched as a local feed of the defunct Turkish television channel Samanyolu TV on 11 January 2000,[1] being in its current form in 2007, founded by journalist Asaf Hajiyev.[2][3] Xazar TV is headquartered in the Baku White City in the Khatai raion of Baku.[4] It is a part of the Xazar Media Center.[5]