Kurdsat

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

Kurdsat Broadcasting Corporation

Country	Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Headquarters	Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region
Programming
Language(s)	Kurdish
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
History
Launched	1 January 2000 (2000-01-01)^[1]
Links
Website	www.kurdsat.tv
Availability
Streaming media
Kurdsat	Watch Live

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

• List of Kurdish-language television channels

References

1. . 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.