Country reference
- Country codes
- TM / TKM · M49 795
- Browsing region
- Asia
- Language options to specify
- Turkmen, Russian
- UN statistical subregion
- Central Asia
Select the named Turkmen television service before requesting a programme. The official portal lists Altyn Asyr, Türkmenistan, Ýaşlyk, Miras, Türkmen Owazy, Aşgabat, Türkmen Sporty and Arkadag separately. The country name appearing within several labels should not make those services interchangeable.
Altyn Asyr and Türkmenistan are separate labels
Keep a screenshot or the original Turkmen spelling from the selector. Altyn Asyr and Türkmenistan are separate entries even though a translated channel list may describe both using the country name. Matching only an English translation can therefore produce the wrong result. The actual on-screen identity and programme title provide a stronger match.
Keep the Turkmen channel spelling
A channel selector supplies names, but does not by itself establish what is on each channel at your requested time. Write down whether you need a bulletin, a performance, a discussion or a particular sports event. Add the participants or subject so the checker can distinguish a programme from a report about the same occasion.
Ashgabat programme date
Preserve the Ashgabat date and state the required spoken language. If subtitles or a translated edition matter, verify them in the actual programme. Avoid using an old satellite-launch article to decide the current number of services or today’s schedule; the live portal is the relevant identity reference, while exact programme availability remains a separate check.
Time-zone reference locations
Asia/Ashgabat
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.