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Kurdsat Broadcasting Corporation
CountryKurdistan Region, Iraq
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersSulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region
Programming
Language(s)Kurdish
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
History
Launched1 January 2000 (2000-01-01)[1]
Links
Websitewww.kurdsat.tv
Availability
Streaming media
KurdsatWatch Live

Kurdsat Broadcasting Corporation (Kurdish: کوردسات, romanized: Kurdsat) is a satellite television station in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, broadcasting since 8 January 2000.[2] It belonged to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and is based in Sulaymaniyah.[3]

The channel broadcast programs in Kurdish. Other languages such as Persian, English and Arabic were also used in some programs with Kurdish subtitles. First established following the Gulf War, Kurdsat was among the Kurdish satellite stations in Kurdistan.

See also

References

  1. ^ "KURDSAT TV". 2010-12-17. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. ^ Editorial Staff (2019-09-26). "Kurdsat stops broadcasting after 20 years, Iraqi Kurdistan". Kurd Net - Ekurd.net Daily News. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ "Guide: Iraq's Kurdish media". BBC. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2015-11-09.