BIR TV

BIR TV, also known as BIR Televizija, is a Bosnian commercial cable and IPTV television channel based in Sarajevo. It is operated by the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina and forms part of the community's broader media presence. The channel began broadcasting on 24 April 2020, coinciding with the first day of Ramadan. Its launch established a television extension of an existing communications and media network associated with the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The channel's programming is primarily religious and educational. Its broadcasts are mainly produced in Bosnian and are transmitted in high definition under the BIR TV HD identity. The channel's religious orientation distinguishes it from general-interest commercial broadcasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while its cable and IPTV distribution gives it a platform for reaching viewers through subscription television services rather than relying exclusively on terrestrial broadcasting. BIR TV is connected to Media centar d.o.o. Sarajevo, through which the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina is also associated with several other media operations. These include the Preporod weekly newspaper, Radio BIR, the MINA news agency, and the Preporod.info website. Within this group, BIR TV serves as the television component, complementing radio, print, news-agency, and digital publishing activities. The station is headquartered in Sarajevo in the building of the Gazi Husrev-bey's Library. Its launch during Ramadan and its stated focus on religious and educational programming place it within the institutional media activities of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Public reference material identifies the channel's establishment, ownership structure, language, distribution format, and programming orientation, but does not provide detailed information about its audience figures, advertising revenue, programming schedule, executive roster, or expansion beyond Bosnia and Herzegovina.

BIR TV was established in Sarajevo on 24 April 2020, the first day of Ramadan that year. Its creation expanded the media activities of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina into television. The station was introduced as a commercial cable and IPTV channel rather than as a general terrestrial broadcaster, and it adopted a programming mission focused on religious and educational material. The channel's launch occurred within an existing institutional media ecosystem. The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina operated or owned, through Media centar d.o.o. Sarajevo, a range of related media outlets and services, including the Preporod weekly newspaper, Radio BIR, the MINA news agency, and the Preporod.info website. BIR TV added a video and television platform to this group, allowing the organization to distribute its religious, educational, and community-oriented communications through high-definition television. BIR TV's programming is primarily produced in Bosnian. Its religious and educational orientation, combined with its association with the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, gives it an institutional and community-focused profile within the country's broadcasting landscape. The channel is also identified with the BIR TV HD designation, reflecting its high-definition production or distribution format. The station's headquarters are located in the building of the Gazi Husrev-bey's Library at Gazi Husrev-begova 56A in Sarajevo. This location connects the television operation with a major Islamic cultural and scholarly institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Available reference material documents the channel's establishment, location, language, ownership relationship, distribution method, and broad editorial focus. It does not provide a detailed chronology of later programming changes, audience development, management appointments, financial performance, or operations in markets outside Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• 2020

  BIR TV is established

  [1]BIR TVen.wikipedia.org

  BIR TV is established in Sarajevo and begins broadcasting on 24 April 2020, coinciding with the first day of Ramadan.

A Bosnia and Herzegovina television channel centered on religious and educational programming and operated within the media structure of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• High-definition television channel · 2020

  BIR TV HD

  BIR TV HD is the high-definition television identity of BIR TV. It distributes the channel's primarily Bosnian-language religious and educational programming through cable and IPTV platforms. Public reference material identifies the HD format but does not specify the full distribution roster, technical standards, schedule, or individual programs.

• 2020

  Launch of a religious and educational cable/IPTV channelProduct launch

  Background

  The Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina expanded its established media activities into television through a new commercial cable and IPTV service.

  Action taken

  BIR TV began broadcasting in Sarajevo on 24 April 2020, with primarily Bosnian-language religious and educational programming and an HD service identity.

  Aftermath

  The launch added television to the community's wider media portfolio, which also included print, radio, news-agency, and online operations.

  Source

• 2020

  BIR TV begins broadcasting on the first day of Ramadan[1]BIR TVen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  BIR TV was established and began its television operation on 24 April 2020, which was also the first day of Ramadan. The channel was introduced as a Bosnian commercial cable and IPTV service focused on religious and educational programming.

1. 1BIR TVen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official BIR TV websitetv.bir.ba