[4] Simurg M TV was launched in 1995 serving Tovuz, which also broadcast to audiences in Ganja and Qazax after receiving permission to do so in 2005, as well as in remote villages alongside the border with Armenia.

[5] Originally operated as a television station devoted to programming regarding culture, Türkel TV, or TTV, was converted into a news-oriented channel in early 2012.

Eventually, Türkel TV LLC, which operates ARB 24, was announced as the winner, subsequently being given a perpetual license to broadcast terrestrially as a national news television channel.

[19] ARB 24 was officially launched as a national news television channel on 27 November 2018 in the DVB-T standard in full high-definition format through the Baku TV Tower.

[20] Later on 27 December 2018, the National Television and Radio Council decided to terminate the license given to Türkel TV LLC for regional broadcasting and formalize it utilizing the "ARB 24" name.