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Tajikistan
Index
Television and radio broadcasting is the monopoly of the State
Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Tajikistan, which is
controlled by the Ministry of Communications. In 1995 the radio
broadcasting system included thirteen AM stations and three FM stations.
Several frequencies offer relayed programming from Iran, Russia, and
Turkey. Although radio broadcasting is primarily in Tajik, Russian and
Uzbek programming also is offered. In 1988 broadcasting began in German,
Kyrgyz, and Crimean Tatar as well. In February 1994, the state
broadcasting company came under the direct control of head of state
Imomali Rahmonov.
Television broadcasts first reached Tajikistan in 1959 from Uzbekistan.
Subsequently, Tajikistan established its own broadcasting facilities in
Dushanbe, under the direction of the government's Tajikistan Television
Administration. Color broadcasts use the European SECAM system. Television
programming is relayed from stations in Iran, Russia, and Turkey. In
mountainous villages, television viewing is restricted by limited
electrical supply and retransmission facilities.
In 1994 Tajikistan's telephone system remained quite limited. It
included 259,600 main lines, an average of one line per twenty-two
people--the lowest ratio among former Soviet republics.
Data as of March 1996
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