Shamshad TV is a satellite television

Satellite television

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 station in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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, which was launched in early 2006. The channel broadcasts 18 hours a day, providing educational, news, shows, dramas, and entertaining programs to both local areas of Afghanistan as well as other countries via satellite.

Shamshad TV programs are mainly (80%) in Pashto language

Pashto language

Pashto , known as Afghani in Persian and Pathani in Punjabi , is the native language of the indigenous Pashtun people or Afghan people who are found primarily between an area south of the Amu Darya in Afghanistan and...

, and therefore is available more in the south of the country. Shamshad TV is locally available in Kunar

Kunar

Kunar may refer to:*Kunar Valley, Afghanistan and Pakistan*Kunar Province, Afghanistan*Kunar River, Afghanistan and Pakistan...

, Nangarhar, Laghman

Laghman

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 (partial), Kabul

Kabul

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, Parwan, Kapisa, Lugar

Lugar

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, Wardak, Khost

Khost

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, Paktia, Kandahar

Kandahar

Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...

, Kunduz

Kunduz

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, Takhar, Balkh

Balkh

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 and Herat

Herat

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. In the near future, it will set up new transmitters in Helmand, Spin Boldak

Spin Boldak

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 and Torkham

Torkham

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.

It transmits hourly news, current affairs programs, entertainment programs, politics programs, sports programs and criminal incidents programs. It has many live shows such as Dini Larkhowani (Religious Guidance), Nizaam Ao Meezaan (Government and Balance) etc. The main on screen workers includes Shah Zalmay Zalmay, Sarwar Khairay, Baheer Lalpurwal.

Logo

The Shamshad TV logo is a decorative representation of the network's name written using Pashto. It was selected by the founder, Fazal Karim Fazal, but in 2007 this logo has been changed by Mohammad Nasim Fazal due to its similarity to (Pakistan's PTV).
Shamshad has also started its current affairs Programme (نن سبا)from Quetta

Quetta

is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...

 the capital of Balochistan, Pakistan

Pakistan

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 this programme has become a popular programme of current affairs in Pashtu language. The programmes initiatives to discuss and the basic questions regarding constitution, rule of law,Pashtuns affairs democracy in political parties, etc. were highly appreciated by audience.

The anchor of this programme Abdul Ghani Kakar due to good preparation, presentation and unique way to put pinching questions to the guests using his strong analytical abilities and up-to-date knowledge of Local & Global news especially pashtun affairs and their developments looks the main strengths of this programme.

The Anchor of (نن سبا) moderates the program well and tries his best not to leave the questions go unanswered or diverted to usual fairytales which is the unique style of this programme.In Balochistan the credit of quality programmes of Shamshad Television goes to Farman Kakar who first time established the network of this channel(shamshad) in Pakistan at Balochistan region, due to his immence visionary efferts now Shamshad has become the best channel of Pashtu language he is one of the senior senior journalist of Pakistan who had played a very massive role in Pashtu journalism,Mr.Farman kakar served many years for Khaybar Television as well as senior analayst from Afghanistan region ,he is also called the pioneer in this field.From shamshad television Network he has produced (DAAM) in which his artistict style of production will oveviously impress the viewers after its airing.

Funding

Further to the initial US$ 2 million grant from the President of Omar Mine Clearance Organization , Shamshad had aimed to become self-sufficient through advertising by 2008, but when this failed to occur, the President agreed to continue subsidizing it on a year-by-year basis (US$ 1 million in 2008, according to Nasim Fazal). Other major sources of income include advertising, broadcasting deals with other companies, and sale of footage. In 2008, advertising accounted for 50% of the station's revenue