Khabar Agency

Khabar Agency
FormerlyNational Television News Agency
Company typeJoint stock company
IndustryMass media
Founded1995 (1995)
Headquarters
Area served
Kazakhstan
United States
Key people
Berik Uali (Chairman of the Board)
ProductsBroadcasting, radio, web portals
Websitekhabar.kz
Khabar TV
CountryKazakhstan
Broadcast areaKazakhstan
HeadquartersAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Programming
Language(s)Kazakh, Russian
Ownership
OwnerKhabar Agency
Sister channelsEl Arna
Khabar 24
Jibek Joly TV
History
Launched23 October 1995; 29 years ago (1995-10-23)
Links
Websitekhabar.kz
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 2

The Khabar Agency (KA) (Kazakh: "Хабар" Агенттігі, romanized"Habar" Agenttıgı, [χɑbɑr]; Russian: Агентство «Хабар», romanizedAgentstvo Khabar) is a major media outlet in Kazakhstan. It was established in 1995, known originally as the National Television News Agency (Khabar is News in Kazakh). It is currently one of the largest networks in the country, and broadcasts daily in Kazakh and Russian. Additionally, Khabar runs the satellite channel Jibek Joly TV, which is potentially available across Europe and Asia. It features programming in English, Kazakh and Russian.[1]

  1. ^ About Us Archived 2009-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Khabar Agency.