▁based ▁in ▁Kab ul , ▁Afghan istan . ▁The ▁channel ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁Afghan - American ▁E hs an ▁Bay at ▁( owner ▁of ▁Afghan ▁W ire less ▁Communic ation ▁Company ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁started ▁broadcast ing ▁intern ation ally ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁AT N ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁television ▁channels ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁has ▁terrest rial ▁coverage ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁provinces ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁View ers ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁can ▁watch ▁AT N ' s ▁programs ▁via ▁Hot bird ▁and ▁Gal axy ▁ 2 5 ▁sat ell ites . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁channel ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁a ired ▁intern ation ally ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁channel ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁logo . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁its ▁sister ▁channel ▁Ari ana ▁News , ▁broadcast ing ▁news ▁all ▁day , ▁was ▁launched . ▁ ▁Program ming ▁AT N ▁has ▁social , ▁cultural , ▁political ▁and ▁entertain ing ▁programs ▁foc using ▁to ▁show ▁pure ▁Afghan ▁culture . ▁Some ▁long ▁running ▁shows ▁include ▁En tek h ā b - e ▁Bin end ah ā ▁( V iewer ' s ▁Cho ice , ▁a ▁music ▁show ), ▁Par w ā na - h ā ▁( But ter f lies , ▁a ▁children ' s ▁show ), ▁Cin em ā , ▁War zes h ▁( S ports ), ▁Set ā rah ā - ye ▁Rang in