Qazaqstan (TV channel)

Qazaqstan
Country	Kazakhstan
Broadcast area	Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Russia; Uzbekistan; China; Mongolia; USA;
Headquarters	Astana, Kazakhstan
Programming
Picture format	16:9
Ownership
Owner	Qazaqstan Radio and Television Corporation
History
Launched	8 March 1958
Former names	Almaty Television Studio (1958–1960s); Kazakh Television (1960s–1991); Kazakhstan 1 (1991–2002); Kazakhstan (2002–2017)
Links
Website	qazaqstan.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television	Channel 1
Streaming media
[1]	Free

Qazaqstan is a Kazakh state television broadcaster which began broadcasting on 8 March 1958.^[1] It is a part of the Qazaqstan Radio and Television Corporation.^[1] The station broadcasts around the clock in the Kazakh language.^[2]

The TV channel is broadcasting from Astana (from 1 December 2012, broadcasts have been moved into a new media center QazMedia Ortalygy in Astana) and Alma-Ata and has a regional network of branches in all regions of Kazakhstan.^[2] Its program schedule consists of information, educational programs, films and TV series in the Kazakh language.^[1]^[2] In the regions, the channel has different names (Kazakhstan Taraz, Kazakhstan – Friendly, etc. ), as local broadcast network affiliates controlled by Qazaqstan Radio and Television Corporation.^[1]

Qazaqstan TV is also available in homes throughout Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and China.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "From "Kazakhstan" to "Qazaqstan"". Ministry of Information and social development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Национальный телеканал "QAZAQSTAN" получил премию "Народный любимец"" (in Russian). Central Asia Monitor. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[Ministry-1] "From "Kazakhstan" to "Qazaqstan"". Ministry of Information and social development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[CAM-2] "Национальный телеканал "QAZAQSTAN" получил премию "Народный любимец"" (in Russian). Central Asia Monitor. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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