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Digital transform of broadcasting services in Azerbaijan - the way of increasing the of quality, number of services and reducing greenhouse gas emissions


Transform allowed reduction of energy consumption and access of population to many of high-quality radio and TV programs.

Azerbaijan, 14th Jan 2025 - Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan started transformation of broadcasting services to energy saver and high-quality digital technologies from 2004, first DVB-T standard digital TV broadcasting was launched in Baku. 

In 2016 the country was covered with digital TV broadcasting with DVB-T standard and analog broadcasting of TV programs was terminated. 

Digital transform of broadcasting services in Azerbaijan - the way of increasing the of quality, number of services and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

AM radio broadcasting transmitters, with high output power 150 -500 kWt, with low efficiency and low transmission quality (due to narrow bandwidth and interference from atmospheric and industrial noise), were replaced with FM and digital DAB+ standard transmitters. AM radio broadcasting terminated 2019. 

Most important result of this transforming was that yearly energy consumption for radio broadcasting was dramatically reduced (14 times from 53.3 MWt/h to 3.7 MWt/h). Related carbon emission reduced 17.4 kton (from 18.7 to 1.3 kton). Transform of TV broadcasting saved another 2.2 kton.

 

Digital transform of broadcasting services in Azerbaijan - the way of increasing the of quality, number of services and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

 

Digital transform of broadcasting services in Azerbaijan - the way of increasing the of quality, number of services and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

 

Transform allowed reduction of energy consumption and access of population to many of high-quality radio and TV programs.

In 2024 number of and DVB-T2 multiplexers reached 20. It is planned at next upcoming years to replace all remaining DVB-T transmitters with DVB-T2 and cover full country with DAB+ radio broadcasting with terminating of FM broadcasting.

Media Contact

Organization: Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Contact Person: Jahangir Atakishiyev

Website: https://mincom.gov.az

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Country:Azerbaijan

Release id:22559

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