Altyn Asyr (TV channel)
| Country | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Turkmenistan |
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkmen |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Maksat Altayev Government of Turkmenistan |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 November 1959 |
| Former names | Turkmen Television (1959-1991) TMT (1991-1997) TMT-1 (1997-2000) |
Altyn Asyr, meaning "Golden Age" in Turkmen, is one of the eight television channels owned by the Government of Turkmenistan. It is mainly focused on broadcasting the news in Turkmenistan.
The Watan Habarlary newscast airs six times a day (7:00, 9:00, 12:00, 15:00, 21:00 and 23:00). The channel's TV startup is at 7:00, while the closedown is usually at 1:00, averaging 18 hours on air. Other programs include Diýar, which has separate editions covering each of the regions of Turkmenistan as well as programs on agriculture and technology. Feature films are broadcast at 23:30 on weekends, after the late edition of Watan Habarlary. Watan Habarlary frequently repeats stories from the previous night in its morning editions.
The Altyn Asyr's clock ident is the same as all other news channels excluding the Türkmen Owazy and Aşgabat channels.