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| Type | Broadcast radio and television |
|---|---|
| Availability | National International |
| Founded | 5 November 1956 (Television) |
| Headquarters | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Owner | President of Uzbekistan |
Key people | Alisher Khojayev - General Director |
Official website | http://www.mtrk.uz |
| Language | Uzbek, Russian |
The National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Milliy teleradiokompaniyasi, Ўзбекистон Миллий телерадиокомпанияси. [ozbɛkiˈstɒn milˈlij tʲɪlʲɪˌradio.kəmˈpanʲɪjəsi], MTRK) is the national broadcaster of Uzbekistan, operating four television networks.[1]
As of 1961, Tashkent was generating two television stations, with the main station on channel 3 and a second station on an unknown frequency. The Tashkent station also relayed its signal to other cities in the Uzbek SSR.[2]
Two new channels were launched by the company in early 2013: Madaniyat va Maʼrifat ('Culture and Enlightenment') and Dunyo boʻylab ('Around the World').[3] 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.[4] The attack was said to have been launched for political reasons.[5]
- ^ "Uzbekistan profile". BBC News. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Broadcasting Stations of the World" (PDF). September 1961. p. 347. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Two new TV channels launched on Uzbek television". Trend.Az. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Uzbekistan National Television and Radio Company hacked by CloneSecurity". The Hackers Post. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Uzbekistan". Freedom House. Retrieved 5 April 2014.