On 3 October the Tajik television celebrated its 50-th anniversary. The most notable period of development was during the years of independence. Along with the State First Channel, there is a State TV Safina, a special news TV channel Jahonnamo and a TV channel for children Bakhoriston. These TV companies were created by the State TV and Radio Committee under the Tajik government.

On the occasion of the jubilee the Tajik National Press Center organized a seminar “Input of the mass media in the process of democratization”.
The Tajik television was founded in 1959. The first TV program contained a three-minute news segment in Tajik and Russian languages. In 1959 the total number of personnel was 54; at present, 350 specialists work for the four Sate TV stations.

In 2006 the Tajik television switched to digital broadcasting. At present, the First Channel covers 97 percent of Tajikistan’s territory; people in Asia and Europe can watch the Tajik programs via the satellite.

Khovar news agency