The history of Nalia Radio and Television goes back to the days when there were no independent media networks in the Kurdistan Region. The corporation claims to be independent. In 2010, a group of freelance journalists came up with the idea of taking the lead to fill that void and launched the first ever independent media network, funded by Nalia company. Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir is the owner and founder of Nalia Media Corporation which is the only independent media corporation in the Kurdistan Region and is built under the slogan of ‘Courage, Balance and Truth.’ He is often accused of corruption and failed to pay the shareholders of Chavi Land in Sulaimaniyah province, a project that he owns it. In the first week of its launch, NRT TV was burned down to the ground as a result of promoting free speech, but it was rebuilt and came back even stronger. Two years later on October 26, 2013 there was an assassination attempt on owner and founder of NRT, Shaswar Abdulwahid Qadir, he survived from the assassination attempt but was injured in his leg. Since the television channel was a success, four more TV channels were added to the group by the names of NRT2, NRT3, NRT4 and NRT Arabic. Aside from its main office in Sulaimani, Nalia Media Corporation also has offices in Erbil, Baghdad, Brussels, Paris, London, Washington, Diyarbakir and more. NMC consists of: 1 – NRT HD: A satellite news channel established in 2010 that broadcasts in Sorani and Badini Kurdish. 2 – NRT2: An arts and entertainment channel launched in 2012. 3 – NRT Arabic: A satellite news channel launched in 2016. 4 – NRT3 Kids: A satellite channel launched in 2019. 5 - NRT 4: A satellite religious channel launched in 2019. 6 - NRT Education: A satellite channel launched in 2020. 7 – NRT Digital Media: A division of NRT managing six websites and three mobile apps founded in 2011. 8 – Nalia FM: A radio station broadcasting music and news launched in 2010. 9 – Nalia Media Academy: A training institute focusing on media careers founded in 2015. 10 – Pam Media: A production company that produces advertisements for commercial products or services established in 2014.
