Hidayat TV
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Hidayat TV is an Islamic satellite TV Channel based in the United Kingdom. It is notable for being the first Shia Muslim channel in the United Kingdom and Europe and its website is banned by the United States with links with the Iranian regime.
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
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Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Urdu and English |
Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hidayat Television Ltd |
History | |
Launched | 16 December 2008 |
Links | |
Website | www.hidayattv.uk |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Live Webcast | www.livestream.com/hidayat |
According to the mission statement on its website the objectives of Hidayat TV includes developing the Muslim community by covering various educational, welfare and religious needs.
Hidayat TV was established by two Islamic scholars Moulana Gulam Hussain Adeel and Maulana Syed Abbas Abedi along with Dr. Gulam Hadi Kadiwal and Sakhawat Hussain Shah. Hidayat TV initially aired parts daily but became a full-time 24-hour running channel from 16 February 2009.
Hidayat TV launched globally on 5 December 2009 reaching audiences in UK, Europe and parts of North Africa via Eutelsat 28A. From 7 February to 19 February 2014 the channel was temporarily removed from Sky.