Altyn Asyr | |
Owner: | Maksat Altayev, Government of Turkmenistan[1] |
Country: | Turkmenistan |
Headquarters: | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Former Names: | TMT-1 (1997-2000) |
Language: | Turkmen |
Altyn Asyr, meaning "Golden Age" in Turkmen, is one of the seven television channels owned by the government in Turkmenistan.[2] It is mainly focused on broadcasting the news in Turkmenistan.
The Watan Habarlary newscast airs at 7:00 and 21:00. The channel's TV startup is at 7:00, while the closedown is usually at 1:00.[3]
The Altyn Asyr's clock ident is the same as all other news channels excluding the Türkmen Owazy and Aşgabat channels.
The Altyn Asyr no longer plays Russia's Channel One Russia since 1998.[4]