Television in Azerbaijan

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Television in Azerbaijan was introduced in 1956, when Azerbaijan was still known as the Azerbaijani SSR.[http://www.aztv.az/tvprogramlar.html Televiziya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408084359/http://aztv.az/tvprogramlar.html |date=2010-04-08 }} {{in lang|az}}[http://www.anl.az/down/meqale/azerbaycan/azerbaycan_fevral2009/69139.htm AzTV öz hədəflərinə çatmaqda güclü kadr potensialına və müasir texnologiyaların tətbiqinə güvənir] {{in lang|az}}

Azerbaijan has a total of 47 television channels, of which 4 are public television channels and 43 are private television channels of which 12 are national television channels and 31 regional television channels. According to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan, the television penetration rate is 99% according to 2014 data.[http://www.mincom.gov.az/fealiyyet/radio-tv-yayimi/ Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies - Radio-TV yayımı] {{in lang|az}} The penetration rate of cable television in Azerbaijan totaled 28.1% of households in 2013, from a study by the State Statistical Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic. Almost 39% of the cable television subscriber base is concentrated in major cities. The penetration rate of cable television totaled 59.1% in the city of Baku in 2013.[http://www.telecompaper.com/news/azerbaijan-cable-tv-penetration-reaches-28-in-2013--1024829 Telecompaper - Azerbaijan cable TV penetration reaches 28% in 2013]