List of Kurdish-language television channels

This is a list of Kurdish language television channels.

Iraq

Channel	Category	Owner/Political Party	United MixMedia	iStar HD	HD Box	Family Box
Afarin Kids TV	Kids	Afarin Company	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
4 Chra			Yes
ACE Kids	Kids	MDC Company	Yes
ACE Music	Music		Yes
ACE Movies	Cinema, Film		Yes
All Doc HD	Documentary		Yes
All Sport HD	Sport		Yes
Ace Gaming HD		MDC Company
Ace Family HD	Religious	MDC Company	Yes
Ace Documentary HD			Yes
Art Tv			Yes
Asman HD			Yes
Aso Sat
ASO Sport Tv	Sport		Yes
Astera HD			Yes		Yes
Astera Baby					Yes
Astera Documentary					Yes
Astera Movies	Cinema, Film				Yes
Astera Music	Cinema, Film				Yes
Astera Show
Astera Sport	Cinema, Film
AUC1 Kurdistan TV	Business
AUC2 Kurdistan TV	Business
ATV AVA
AVA Entertainment	General
Azadi Tv			Yes
Babylon HD			Yes
Bangawaz	Religious		Yes
Biaban Family HD			Yes
Biaban Movies HD	Cinema, Film		Yes
Biaban Music HD	Music		Yes
Biaban Sport HD	Sport		Yes
Bablyon TV	English Music		Yes
Badinan TV
Business Media Channel (BMC)	Business		Yes
Chara HD			Yes
Cihan HD			Yes
Channel 8 Kurd			Yes
Dahen Tv			Yes
Delal TV			Yes
Democracy HD	General		Yes
DUHOK			Yes
Effect HD			Yes
ESTA			Yes
Ezdan TV	Religious	Video Essyan	Yes

|- |Falcon Eye HD | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Falcon Family HD | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Gali Kurdistan | | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Gali Kurdistan Slemani | | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Gali Kurdistan Sport |Sport | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Gali Kurdistan Hawler | | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |GEM KURD |General | | || || || |- |Hawler TV | | | || || || |- |Hettaw TV | | | || || || |- |iBaby HD |Kids | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |iMovies HD |Cinema, Film | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Jamawari Kurdistan HD | | style="background: #06299C;" |Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Jojo Mama |Kids | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |JSN HD | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Judi | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurdistan K24 |News, Documentary | style="background: #FFDB00;" | Kurdistan Democratic Party
Masrour Barzani | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes |- |Kanal4 | | | || || || |- |KIRKUK |General | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |KOMALL HD |Religious | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Korek TV |Music | | || || || |- |Kurdino | | |- |Kurd Shop |Shopping | | || || || |- |Kurd Sport TV |Sport | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | || || || |- |Kurdistan Sport HD |Sport | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurd1 Channel | | | || || || |- |Kurdish News Network (KNN) |News | style="background: #1F1C50;" | Gorran Movement | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurdistan Parliament TV |Government |Kurdistan Regional Government | || || || |- |Kurdistan TV |General | style="background: #FFDB00;" | Kurdistan Democratic Party | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurdmax | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurdmax Show | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurdmax Pepule |Kids | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurdsat |General | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Kurdsat News |News | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |LAWAN HD | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |MaxTV |Music | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |MINARA | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Net TV |General |Aramo Media | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |New Art | | | || || || |- |Newline 1 | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Newline 2 | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Newline Bollywood | | | || || || |- |Niga Family HD | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Niga Kids |Kids | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Niga Movies |Cinema, Film | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |NIROJ TV | | | || || || |- |Nishtimani MN HD | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |NRT News |News | style="background: #FF681F;" |New Generation Movement
Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |NRT2 |General | style="background: #FF681F;" |New Generation Movement
Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |- |NRT3 Kids |Kids | style="background: #FF681F;" |New Generation Movement
Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |NRT4 |Religious | style="background: #FF681F;" |New Generation Movement
Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |- |ntv Drama | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Payam Tv |Religious | style="background: #F25822" |Kurdistan Islamic Group | || || || |- |Pelistank TV |Kids | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Parwarda |Education | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Qalat Tv | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Rangin TV | | | || || || |- |Rasan | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Rebari | | | || || || |- |Rega |Political | style="background: #E70A0A" |Communist Party of Kurdistan | || || || |- |Reklam 4u |Marketing | | || || || |- |Reng (TV channel) | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Reng Documentary |Documentary | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Reng Kids |Kids | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Rudaw |News, Documentary | style="background: #FFDB00;" | Kurdistan Democratic Party
Nechirvan Barzani | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes|| style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes |- |Silemani Tv | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |SOZ QURAN | | |SOOZ HD MOVIS |General | style="background: ;" | لە ولاتی فینلەندا پەخشی خۆی دەکا | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Speda TV |Religious | style="background: #673301;" |Kurdistan Islamic Union | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Srusht |Religious | | || || || |- |Tueshw HD | | | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |U TV |Religious | style="background: #673301;" |Kurdistan Islamic Union | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |U2 Channel |Religious | style="background: #673301;" |Kurdistan Islamic Union | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |U TV Sulaimani |Religious | style="background: #673301;" |Kurdistan Islamic Union | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |UMM | | United MixMedia | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Vîn TV |Music |Sarkat Junad Rekani & Kawa Junad Rekani | || || || |- |WAAR TV |General |Palo Co. | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes |- |WAAR TV Sport |Sport | | || || || |- |Xak TV | | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Xak Kids |Kids | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Xak Movies |Cinema, Film | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Xak Music |Music | style="background: #00A550;" |Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Zagros TV |General | style="background: #FFDB00;" | Kurdistan Democratic Party | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes || || || |- |Zaro tv |Government, Kids |Kurdistan Regional Government | || || || |- |Zarok TV (Based in Turkey) |Kids | | || || || |- |ZOOM TV Kurd |General | | || || ||

Turkey

TRT Kurdî – Turkish state channel (pro-government )
Zarok TV – Kurdish Children's channel (animation)

Defunct

These television channels were shut down in the course of the 2016 Turkish purges.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Denge TV - based in Diyarbakır
Dîjle TV - based in Diyarbakır
Dünya TV - based in Gaziantep
Batman TV
Amed TV - based in Diyarbakır (Kurdish: Amed)
Gün TV
TV 10
Hayat TV

Iran

Sahar TV – Multilingual TV based in Tehran, Iran and affiliated to Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) which has program in different languages, including Kurdish
Kordestan TV Is the provincial TV of Kordestan province based in Sanandaj.
Zagros TV Is the provincial TV of Kermanshah province based in Kermanshah.
Aflak TV Is the provincial TV of Lorestan province based in Khorramabad.
Ilam TV Is the Provincial TV of Ilam province based in Ilam and affiliated to IRIB which has program in both Kurdish and Persian
Atrak TV Is the provincial TV of North Khorasan province based in Bojnurd.
Mahabad TV Is the Local TV of Mahabad city and affiliated to IRIB which has program in both Kurdish and Persian.
West Azerbaijan – Provincial TV based in Wirmê (Urmîye or Urmia) and affiliated to IRIB which has program in Kurdish, Azeri and Persian.

Syria

Rojava TV – based in Syrian Kurdistan
Ronahî TV – based in Syrian Kurdistan
Minbij TV – Local TV of Manbij
JIN TV – Kurdish feminists channel by the Newa Women's Foundation and dedicated to Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez who were murdered in Paris in 2013, assassinated by Turkish National Intelligence Organization agents, in the Triple murder of Kurdish activists in Paris.^[5]

Europe

ASOsat TV – based in Sweden
Çira tv
Gün TV
KMC TV – based in Sweden, music channel
Komala TV –
Kurd 1 – based in Paris, France, independent Kurdish channel
Medya Haber
Med Muzîk – music channel, pro-PKK
Med Nûçe – based in Europe, for whole Kurdistan, specific northern Kurdistan
Newroz TV – based in Sweden, PJAK
Rojhelat TV – based in Sweden
Stêrk TV^[6]
Ronahî TV – for Syrian Kurdistan
Tishk TV – based in France, KDPI
Ezdan TV – based in Germany, religiös channel

Defunct

Med TV
Roj TV – based in Denmark

References

^ Gareth Jones; Ercan Gurses (2016-07-28). "Turkey shuts scores of media outlets, sacks generals". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
^ Police raid TV station over ‘terror propaganda,’ cut broadcast
^ "İMC TV de kapatıldı" [IMC TV was also closed] (in Turkish). BBC World Service. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "Turkey police shut down pro-Kurdish TV channel live on air". Gulf News. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ Region, The. "Jin TV, a new Kurdish station dedicated to women". theregion.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
^ Saeed, Seevan (2016). Kurdish Politics in Turkey: From the PKK to the KCK. Routledge. p. 89. ISBN 978-1138195295.

[1] Gareth Jones; Ercan Gurses (2016-07-28). "Turkey shuts scores of media outlets, sacks generals". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-07-28.

[2] Police raid TV station over ‘terror propaganda,’ cut broadcast

[3] "İMC TV de kapatıldı" [IMC TV was also closed] (in Turkish). BBC World Service. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[4] "Turkey police shut down pro-Kurdish TV channel live on air". Gulf News. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[5] Region, The. "Jin TV, a new Kurdish station dedicated to women". theregion.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.

[6] Saeed, Seevan (2016). Kurdish Politics in Turkey: From the PKK to the KCK. Routledge. p. 89. ISBN 978-1138195295.

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