Apsua TV

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Abkhazian Television
Аԥсуа Телехәаԥшра (Abkhaz)

Country	Abkhazia
Broadcast area	Abkhazia
Headquarters	Sukhumi, Abkhazia
Programming
Picture format	H.264
Ownership
Owner	Abkhazian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
History
Launched	6 November 1976; 47 years ago (1976-11-06) (as the National Television of Abkhaz ASSR)
Links
Website	apsua.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Terrestrial	Channel 1
Streaming media
apsua.tv	Apsua TV online

Apsua TV (Abkhazian Television) (Abkhaz: Аԥсуа Телехәаԥшра or Apsua Telehwapšra) is the state-owned television channel in Abkhazia. It broadcasts both in Abkhaz and Russian languages. Its headquarters are located in Sukhumi.

In the early 1970s, there were proposals for creating a television for Abkhaz population. Few years later, the committee to the State Council of Ministers of USSR Radio and Television, along with the Ministry of Communications Industry in USSR and the Ministry of Communications in USSR announced that a television organisation in Abkhaz ASSR was created. Three months were allocated for purchasing equipment and other stuff.^[1]

First transmissions started on 6 November 1976, at 7 PM, when a message in Abkhaz language appeared: Good evening, dear Abkhaz viewers!. Then, the evening programme continued with broadcasting concerts from local music groups.

On September 10, 1991, the State Committee for Television and Radio of the Abkhaz ASSR changed its name to Abkhaz State Television and Radio Company.

Currently, Apsua TV broadcasts programs in Russian and Abkhaz languages.