Launched October 3, 1959 Language Tajik, Russian Headquarters Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Country Tajikistan Broadcast area Tajikistan | |
Owned by Government of Tajikistan | ||
Televizioni Tojikiston (Телевизиони Тоҷикистон, formerly known as Шабакаи Якум) is the national broadcaster of the Central Asian state of Tajikistan. Televidenye Tajikistana is headquartered in the capital city, Dushanbe. It began broadcasting on October 3, 1959.
History
Tajik Television was formed in 1959. The first programme aired by the station aired on October 3, 1959. The first programme consisted of a bilingual (Tajik/Russian) news bulletin followed by a movie: Light in the Mountains. The first words were spoken by Rafuat Abdusalomov.
24-hour broadcasts commenced in 2012. Most of the channel's schedule is made up of local content. External content (especially foreign movies) is aired in Russian.
In June 2016, the channel's current name was adopted.