Formerly | National Television News Agency |
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Company type | Joint stock company |
Industry | Mass media |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Kazakhstan United States |
Key people | Berik Uali (Chairman of the Board) |
Products | Broadcasting, radio, web portals |
Website | khabar |
Country | Kazakhstan |
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Broadcast area | Kazakhstan |
Headquarters | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Kazakh, Russian |
Ownership | |
Owner | Khabar Agency |
Sister channels | El Arna Khabar 24 Jibek Joly TV |
History | |
Launched | 23 October 1995 |
Links | |
Website | khabar |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital terrestrial television | Channel 2 |
The Khabar Agency (KA) (Kazakh: "Хабар" Агенттігі, romanized: "Habar" Agenttıgı, [χɑbɑr]; Russian: Агентство «Хабар», romanized: Agentstvo 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]