National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan

Summary

The National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Milliy teleradiokompaniyasi, Ўзбекистон Миллий телерадиокомпанияси. [ozbɛkɯˈstɑn mɯlˈlɯj tʲɪlʲɪˌradio.kəmˈpanʲɪjəsɯ], MTRK) is the national broadcaster of Uzbekistan, operating four television networks.[1]

National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (MTRK)
TypeBroadcast radio and
television
AvailabilityNational
International
Founded5 November 1956; 67 years ago (1956-11-05) (Television)
HeadquartersTashkent, Uzbekistan
OwnerPresident of Uzbekistan
Key people
Alisher Khojayev - General Director
Official website
http://www.mtrk.uz
LanguageUzbek, Russian

Two new channels were launched by the company in early 2013: Madaniyat va Maʼrifat ('Culture and Enlightenment') and Dunyo boʻylab ('Around the World').[2] By the end of the year, four new channels were launched using the frequencies of private television channels which were prohibited by the Uzbek authorities.

In January 2013, the organisation's website was hacked by someone who was going with the handle @CloneSecurity.[3] The attack was said to have been launched for political reasons.[4]

TV channels edit

Nationwide edit

  • Oʻzbekiston (flagship national channel)
  • Uzbekistan (satellite version of Oʻzbekiston)
  • Yoshlar (youth channel)
  • Sport
  • UzHD (High Definition channel)
  • Madaniyat va Maʼrifat (Culture and Enlightenment)
  • Dunyo Boʻylab (Around the World)
  • Bolajon (children's channel, offspring of Yoshlar)
  • Navo (music channel, offspring of Yoshlar)
  • Oilaviy (family channel, offspring of Oʻzbekiston)
  • Diyor (country)
  • Kinoteatr (movie channel, offspring of Dunyo Bo'ylab)
  • Mahalla (society)
  • Oʻzbekiston 24 (news channel)
  • Oʻzbekiston tarixi (historical channel, formerly UZHD)
  • Foreign Languages (multilingual channel and news service)

Regional edit

Radio channels edit

  • Oʻzbekiston
  • Yoshlar
  • Toshkent
  • Mahalla
  • O‘zbekiston24

References edit

  1. ^ "Uzbekistan profile". BBC News. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Two new TV channels launched on Uzbek television". Trend.Az. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Uzbekistan National Television and Radio Company hacked by CloneSecurity". The Hackers Post. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Uzbekistan". Freedom House. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Legislation of Uzbekistan