CentralNotice Al Jazeera From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the television network and channel. For the English-language channel, see Al Jazeera English . For the unrelated magazine, see Aljazeera Publishing . For other uses, see Jazira . Al Jazeera Type Satellite television network Country Qatar Availability Worldwide Owner Al Jazeera Media Network Key people Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani , Chairman Sheikh Ahmad bin Jassim al-Thani, [ 1 ] Aljazeera Satellite Channel Launched 1 November 1996 Owned by Al Jazeera Media Network Country Qatar Broadcast area Qatar Headquarters Doha , Qatar Availability Terrestrial Nilesat UHF service Freeview HD (UK) Channel 84 Satellite Arabsat 12034 H - 27500 - 3/4 Cable Virgin Media (UK) Channel 831 ...