[1] Nakhchivan Television began broadcasting on 12 March 1963 when the autonomous republic was under Soviet rule, starting with a brief news bulletin.

[1] After Heydar Aliyev was elected president of Azerbaijan in 1993, Nakhchivan Television underwent massive changes, with facilities being upgraded and more than ten substations being established in the autonomous republic.

[4] Nakhchivan TV began simulcasting its broadcasts worldwide over the internet on 17 October 2016, the same day when the channel launched its website.

[10][11] On 20 February 2023, Nakhchivan TV temporarily went off the air on local digital terrestrial television as a part of renovations and technical updates, although broadcasts online remained intact.

[14] The channel, along with its sister Nakhchivan Radio, were added to the list of state-owned entities carrying out audiovisual terrestrial broadcasting on 15 August 2024 following a decree signed by Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.