ARB Canub
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ARB Cənub
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| type = Regional commercial television
| country = Azerbaijan
| area = Southern Azerbaijan
| headquarters = Mirmustafa Khan Street, Lankaran
| language = Azerbaijani
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| owner = ARB Media Group
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| former_names = Cənub TV (2007–2016)
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ARB Canub ({{langx|az|ARB Cənub}}; {{IPA|az|d͡ʒæˈnub}}; {{lit|ARB South}}) is an Azerbaijani privately owned regional terrestrial television channel owned by ARB Media Group, serving southern Azerbaijan. It began operations on 31 December 2007 as Canub Television, being rebranded into its current form in 2016.{{cite news|url=https://tv.ikisahil.az/post/52306-news-52306|title="ARB Cənub" telekanalı 10 yaşını qeyd edib|date=29 December 2017|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Iki Sahil|language=az}} ARB Canub is headquartered at Mirmustafa Khan Street in the city of Lankaran.{{cite web|url=https://acra.gov.az/en/news/344|title=ARB CƏNUB|date=17 October 2022|access-date=18 October 2024|website=Audiovisual Council|language=az}}
History
A competition was announced on 6 June 2007 by the National Television and Radio Council and subsequently held in order to replace Lankaran TV,{{cite news|url=https://apa.az/media/-67302|title="Cənub" TV Lənkəran TV-nin tezliyinə yeganə iddiaçıdır|date=16 August 2007|access-date=18 October 2024|work=APA|language=az}} which ceased operations on 18 June due to reasons relating to state financing of the television channel, which is illegal according to Azerbaijani law.{{cite news|url=https://az.trend.az/business/it/937305.html|title=Teleradio Şurası "Lənkəran TV"-nin yayımının dayandırılması barədə qərar çıxarıb|date=6 June 2007|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Trend News Agency|language=az}} In the whole competition, there was only one applicant, "Canub TV" or "CTV". Therefore, the frequency was to be transferred to Canub TV after the competition ended on 20 August.{{cite news|url=https://apa.az/media/-67704|title=Lənkəran TV-nin tezliyi "Cənub" TV-yə verilə bilər|date=20 August 2007|access-date=18 October 2024|work=APA|language=az}}
Its license to broadcast for six years was granted by the National Television and Radio Council to CTV in September 2007.{{cite news|url=https://yarpaq.az/az/lenkeran-tv-nin-tezliyi-cenub-tv-ye-verilib/test|title=Lənkəran TV-nin tezliyi "Cənub TV"-yə verilib|date=7 September 2007|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Yarpaq|language=az}} However, official transmissions would begin on 31 December 2007, broadcasting from 9:00 (AZT) in the morning to 2:00 (AZT) at midnight.{{cite news|url=https://azertag.az/xeber/_quotcenub_tv_quot_fealiyyete_baslamisdir-397355|title="CƏNUB TV" FƏALIYYƏTƏ BAŞLAMIŞDIR|date=5 January 2008|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Azertac|language=az}} In its early years, the channel was receivable in all of the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region, as well as the Bilasuvar District.{{cite news|url=https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/1109596.html|title="Cənub"TV peşəkar fəaliyyətini artırmaq üçün yeni layihələr həyata keçirir|date=11 January 2008|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Trend News Agency|language=az}} It later expanded to cover 22 regions in the south.
The channel inaugurated its new headquarters building on 8 October 2008.{{cite news|url=https://azertag.az/xeber/cenub_tv_verilislerini_yeni_binadan_yayimlayacaq-420382|title="CƏNUB TV" VERİLİŞLƏRİNİ YENİ BİNADAN YAYIMLAYACAQ|date=8 October 2008|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Azertac|language=az}} It produced the film Təlatüm in 2011 through its film production studio CTV Cinema, which was broadcast on the channel.{{cite news|url=https://azertag.az/xeber/ctv_sinemanin_ekranlasdirdigi_telatum_bedii_filminin_teqdimati_olacaqdir-530686|title="CTV-Sinema"nın ekranlaşdırdığı "Təlatüm" bədii filminin təqdimatı olacaqdır|date=12 July 2011|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Azertac|language=az}} In 2014, Canub TV was one of the six regional television stations in Azerbaijan that formed the Region TV network. The programming of CTV was distributed nationwide through Region TV.{{cite news|url=https://modern.az/read/63048/|title=Cənub TV-nin baş direktoru: "İxtisaslı kadr problemi var"|date=28 August 2014|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Modern.az|language=az}} It competed with ANS TV in the southern region.{{cite news|url=https://kulis.az/xeber/senet/xeber-9759|title=Cənub TV-nin proqram direktoru: "Bircə ANS-ə uduzuruq, ancaq həmişə yox"|date=11 August 2014|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Kulis.az|language=az}} Canub TV adopted the ARB branding on 19 September 2016 as it was renamed as ARB Canub.{{cite news|url=https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2661913.html|title=Region TV brendini yeniləyib ARB TV oldu|date=19 September 2016|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Trend News Agency}}{{cite news|url=https://oxu.az/cemiyyet/azerbaycanda-bir-nece-televiziya-kanalinin-adi-deyisdirilib-siyahi-yenilenib|title=Azərbaycanda bir neçə televiziya kanalının adı dəyişdirilib|date=19 September 2016|access-date=18 October 2024|work=Oxu.az|language=az}}
Programming
The following is a list of programming broadcast on the channel when it was known as CTV.{{cite news|url=https://news.milli.az/hitech/339643.html|title="Vətən buradan başlayır!" devizi ilə yola çıxan Region TV 1 yaşını qeyd edir|date=10 May 2015|access-date=29 October 2024|work=Milli.az|language=az}}
- Absurd şou{{cite news|url=https://kulis.az/xeber/senet/xeber-9759|title=Cənub TV-nin proqram direktoru: "Bircə ANS-ə uduzuruq, ancaq həmişə yox"|date=11 August 2014|access-date=29 October 2024|work=Kulis.az|language=az}}
- Bərəkət
- Bilirsinizmi?
- Bir cənub səhəri
- Biznez qlobal
- Hə-Yox
- İzi itməyən cinayətlər
- Min bir nəğmə
- Seyf
- Telestadion
- Ürək sözü
- Üz-üzə
- Xəbər Xətti{{cite news|url=https://news.milli.az/hitech/172678.html|title=Xəbər Xətti "İlin laureatı" mükafatına layiq görüldü|date=1 March 2013|access-date=29 October 2024|work=Milli.az|language=az}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130830080512/http://www.ctv.az/|name=Former website before rebrand}}
{{Television in Azerbaijan}}
Category:Television stations in Azerbaijan
Category:Azerbaijani-language television stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007