Kyrgyz Television

KTRK has news "Ala-Too 24", sports "KTRK Sport", music "Music", children's education "Balastan", news "Birinchi", culture "Kyrgyz radiosu", and entertainment "Min Kiyal FM“ channels.

In 1930, construction began of a standard radio node which finished and was fully operational in 1931 in Bishkek (Formerly Frunze).

In this regard, in order to spread the news about the event throughout the entire territory of the country, they raised an initiative of universal radio service.

1 of December 20, 1931, Bektursunov Suyuntbek was appointed as a Chairman of the Republican Committee for Broadcasting, who worked at his post until July 1932.

The first radio announcers were state figure Sakin Begmatova, artist Aliman Zhangorozova, and writer Kasymaly Bektenov.

In 1958, under the Council of Ministers of the Kyrgyz ASSR, the Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasting were established, and the Frunzean TV studio started.

The first speaker of the Kyrgyz television was Sinakan Zhunushalieva, the first director was Januzak Moldobaev, the first editor was Sharsheke Smatov, the first sound engineer was Svetlana Varibada, and the first operator was Kurmanbek Ogobaev.

Under Asanbek Tokombaev the Television and Radio Committee expanded and became a full-fledged information channel.

In 1991 the State Agency on Television and Radio of the Kyrgyz Republic was organized, at the head of which Satybaldy Jeenbekov was appointed.

In December 2010 according to the results of a contest, Kubat Otorbaev had been elected as a General Director of KTRK for another 5 years.

In July 2014, Kubat Otorbaev applied for resignation at his own request, which was adopted by a majority vote of the KTRK Supervisory Board.

The supervisory board assigned the duties of the corporation's General Director to the well-known journalist Sultanbek Zhumagulov, who at that time was the head of the television channel “ElTR”.

Zhumagulov as the General Director of KTRK, the news block of the channel was updated, and a new Osh TV studio was opened.

After his resignation, the supervisory board of the Public Broadcasting Corporation assigned the duties of the General Director on Ilimbek Karypbekov.

On March 19, 2015, Ilimbek Karypbekov was appointed as a General Director of KTRK with an absolute majority of votes of the members of the supervisory board.

"Madaniyat.Taryh.Til" is a mainly patriotic channel, which broadcasts on various topics relating to Kyrgyzstan, such being music, art, literature, cultural, education.