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İctimai Televiziya və Radio Yayımları Şirkəti, or
İTV (
Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company in English, Azerbaijani:
[id͡ʒtimaj televizija væ radio jajɯmlarɯ ʃirkæti], English approximation:
/it͡ʃtəmaɪ/), is a public
television channel in
Azerbaijan. The broadcaster became a member of the
EBU on July 5, 2007 and can therefore take part in the
Eurovision Song Contest, joining
Caucasus neighbours
Georgia and
Armenia for the first time in the
2008 contest.
İTV is one of the few broadcasters in Eurovision which is not state-run or owned. The Azeri national television channel,
AzTV, also attempted to gain EBU membership in 2007 but was denied due to its relationship with the government.
On February 2, 2009 it was announced that İctimai Television would be the host broadcaster of the
2010 Eurovision Dance Contest to be held in Autumn 2010 in
Baku, Azerbaijan.
[1] The EBU has since postponed the Eurovision Dance Contest 2010 indefinitely due to a lack of participating countries.
Following Azerbaijan's win in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2011, İTV will host the 2012 competition.
| Launched | 29 August 2005 |
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| Owned by | Ismail Omarov |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Website | www.itv.az
| Channel | Satellite | Orbit | Frequency | SR FEC | Mode | Beam |
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Azerbaijan
