Kyrgyz Television

KTRK or the Public Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын Коомдук телерадиоберүү корпорациясы, romanized: Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn Koomduk teleradioberüü korporatsiyasy, Kyrgyz pronunciation: [qɯrˈʁɯz respublikɑsɯˈnɯn qoːmˈduq teˈleradjobeˈrʏː korporɑtsijɑˈsɯ]; Russian: Общественная телерадиовещательная корпорация Киргизской Республики, romanized: Obshchestvennaya teleradioveshchatelnaya korporatsiya Kirgizskoy Respubliki) is the public broadcasting corporation of the Kyrgyzstan headquartered in Bishkek.

This article is about the public broadcasting corporation in Kyrgyzstan. For the ABC-owned television station in Houston, see KTRK-TV.
Public Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic (KTRK)
Кыргыз Республикасынын Коомдук телерадиоберүү корпорациясы
TypeBroadcast radio and television
Availability
  • National
  • International
Founded1958 (1958)
HeadquartersBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
OwnerGovernment of Kyrgyzstan
Key people
Ilim Karypbekov
(General Director)
Official website
www.utrk.kg
LanguageKyrgyz, Russian

The corporation includes 6 TV channels, 3 radio channels, and many studios. The corporation has more than 1000 employees under management. Each TV and radio channel has its own direction. KTRK has a news channel "Ala-Too 24", the sports channel "KTRK Sport", entertainment channel "Music", children's educational channel "Balastan", news information radio "Birinchi", cultural radio "Kyrgyz radiosu", andentertaining radio "Min Kiyal FM“. Radio broadcasts commenced in 1931 while the TV broadcasts began in 1958.

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