Kanal B

Kanal B is a Turkish private television and radio network that positions itself as a news and information channel ("Bilgi ve Haber Kanalı"). It was founded on 19 May 2004 by Başkent University in Ankara, and it operates both a television channel and a same-named radio station. The channel is carried on Turkey's major satellite and cable television networks, giving it national reach from its Ankara base. The network's editorial output is organized around news and current affairs, with sections on its website covering national agenda and politics (Gündem, Siyaset, Politik Gelişmeler), domestic news (Yurttan Haberler), world news (Dünyadan Haberler) and economy (Ekonomi Haberleri). Its homepage also offers a live stream (Canlı Yayın) and a broadcast schedule (Yayın Akışı), alongside a radio stream branded Kanal B Adana Radyo. Beyond news, the channel is described as producing programmes with a predominantly cultural theme. As a university-founded broadcaster, Kanal B sits within Turkey's private media landscape rather than the state broadcaster. Its ownership by Başkent University gives it an institutional, education-linked parentage, and its distribution through satellite and cable makes it accessible across Turkey. The brand is bilingual in practice only in the sense that it serves a Turkish-language audience; its name, "Kanal B," is Turkish for "Channel B." Kanal B's identity is therefore that of a mid-sized, Ankara-based, university-owned news broadcaster with a dual television-and-radio footprint. It competes in Turkey's crowded news television market by emphasizing continuous news coverage, live streaming and a broad mix of domestic, international and economic reporting.

Kanal B was established on 19 May 2004 by Başkent University, a private university based in Ankara, Turkey. Its founding made it part of a wave of private Turkish broadcasters that emerged after the liberalization of Turkish television and radio in the 1990s, and it was unusual in being founded directly by a university rather than by a commercial media group or a family holding company. From its base in Ankara, the network developed as a news and information channel, branding itself "Bilgi ve Haber Kanalı" (Information and News Channel). Alongside the television channel, a radio station operating under the same Kanal B name was established, and the group's radio output has been associated with the Kanal B Adana Radyo brand. The television channel secured carriage on Turkey's largest satellite and cable television networks, which allowed it to reach audiences well beyond the capital. Editorially, Kanal B built its schedule around news blocks and current-affairs programming. Its website organizes coverage into agenda and politics, domestic news, world news and economy sections, and it provides a live stream and a published broadcast schedule. In addition to news, the channel has been noted for producing programmes with a predominantly cultural theme, giving its output a mix of hard news and cultural content. As of the 2020s, Kanal B continues to operate as an active Turkish private broadcaster, owned by Başkent University and distributed nationally via satellite and cable. It remains a mid-sized player in Turkey's competitive news television market, distinguished by its university ownership and its dual television-and-radio presence.

• 2004

  Kanal B founded on 19 May 2004 by Başkent University in Ankara.

• A same-named Kanal B radio station begins operating alongside the television channel.

• Kanal B television secures carriage on Turkey's largest satellite and cable networks.

Ankara-based, university-owned Turkish news and information broadcaster with national satellite and cable distribution.

• Kanal B television channel

  News and information television channel distributed via satellite and cable across Turkey.

• Kanal B Adana Radyo

  Radio service operating under the Kanal B brand.

• Live stream and broadcast schedule

  Online live streaming (Canlı Yayın) and published broadcast schedule (Yayın Akışı).

1. 1Kanal B official websitekanalb.com.tr
2. 2Kanal B — Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Kanal B — Armenian Wikipediahy.wikipedia.org