Armenia 2
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Second Armenian TV Channel Company ({{langx|hy|Հայկական երկրորդ հեռուստաալիք}}), also known as H2 ({{langx|hy|Հ2}}) or Armenia 2, is a private television company broadcasting in Armenia and Artsakh. Approximately 95% of the TV viewers of Armenia and Artsakh are able to watch the channel, which broadcasts 18 hours daily. The company employs 250 people.
The news block of the TV channel is called Lraber ({{langx|hy|Լրաբեր}}, meaning "Herald") which has its own reporters throughout Armenia and Artsakh. The international overview is carried out based on the German Deutsche Welle TV channel. H2 TV also cooperates with the Russian channels Russia-1 and NTV and other foreign channels.{{cite web|title=About TV channel |url=http://tv.am/en/AboutUs |publisher=H2 TV official website}}
The president and the director of the TV channel is Samvel Mayrapetyan.
The offices and the studios of the TV are located in the Ajapnyak district of Yerevan.
History
The frequencies that would later harbor Armenia 2 were first given to the state TV company under Soviet control.
In 1973, the 40th edition of the Armenian SSR media publication "Yerevan is On Air" published an article about the new channel, titled "Turn on channel 11 on the TV".{{Cite web|url=http://www.1tv.am/hy/1339422586|title=Միացրեք հեռուստացույցի 11-րդ ալիքը|date=5 October 2012|accessdate=14 May 2020|archive-date=5 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005024846/http://www.1tv.am/hy/1339422586}} As of 1978, the proportion of color programming on both channels was of at least 50%.{{Cite web|url=http://www.1tv.am/hy/1339423042|title=Գունավոր պատկերի եթերամուտը|date=5 October 2012|accessdate=14 May 2010|archive-date=5 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005030136/http://www.1tv.am/hy/1339423042}}
In 1996, the channel was separated under new management as Nork, with Robert Mavisakalyan appointed as its director.{{Cite web|url=http://www.1tv.am/hy/1339512163|title=Ստեղծվում է Տեղեկատվության նախարարությունը|date=2 November 2012|accessdate=14 May 2010|archive-date=2 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102044630/http://www.1tv.am/hy/1339512163}}
Nork subsequently shut down and was handed over to a new private company (Prometheus). The new owners absorbed the staff of the former service, whose broadcasts started in 1999 on cable and terrestrially in 2001.
Per a decision of the Radio and Television Commission, the channel was stripped of its terrestrial coverage on 15 January 2021, during the attribution of slots for the digital terrestrial network, as the channel didn't have the rights to operate at a national level (the channel was limited to cable).{{Cite web|last=Hovhannisyan|first=Aghunik|date=2011-01-15|title="H2", "Channel 5", "A1+" and "Armnews" did not receive the right of republican broadcasting. What are the leading JSCs?|url=https://armtimes.com/hy/article/204402|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-07|website=Armtimes|language=hy|archive-date=2021-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117232327/https://armtimes.com/hy/article/204402}} Armenia 2 subsequently sued the commission, claiming that the decision was invalid, because the number of slots was reduced from 6 to 5.{{Cite web|last=Avetisyan|first=Nikolay|date=2011-02-11|title=The second Armenian TV channel sued the RA Television and Radio Commission|url=https://armtimes.com/hy/article/206483|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-07|website=Armtimes|language=hy|archive-date=2021-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211173854/https://armtimes.com/hy/article/206483}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://tv.am Official website (Armenian and English)]
- [http://www.haykakantv.com/ Armenian TV]
Category:Television stations in Armenia
Category:Television networks in Armenia
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1999