TV Channel Overview
Rudaw TV (Sorani Kurdish: تەلەفزیۆنی ڕووداو / Kurmanji Kurdish: Rûdaw TV)
is a Kurdish-language television channel headquartered in Erbil, in the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Operating as part of Rudaw Media Network, it
focuses on news and current affairs concerning the Kurdistan Region, Iraq,
Kurdish communities, the Middle East, and wider international developments.
News bulletins are accompanied by interviews, political and public-affairs discussions, reports, documentaries, and programs dealing with economic, social, cultural, health, and sports topics. Kurdish is central to the television service, with programming in both Sorani and Kurmanji, reflecting the linguistic diversity of Kurdish-speaking audiences in Iraq and neighboring areas.
Rudaw Company entered the media field in 2008 through publishing and digital activities. Preparations for a broader multimedia network followed in 2012, and Rudaw TV began broadcasting in 2013 alongside the network’s radio and expanded news portal. This development established television as one part of a wider Erbil-based media organization producing news and information across several formats and languages.
Basic Information
- Genre
- News (Current Affairs, Politics, Regional Affairs, Documentaries)
- Language
- Kurdish (Sorani, Kurmanji)
- Country / Location
- Home > Middle East > Iraq
Home > Middle East > Kurdistan
- Headquarters
- Erbil, Erbil Governorate (Iraqi Kurdistan)
