TAJIKISTAN The (Tajik language) website of RFE/RL's Tajik service has been covering the (planned) launch of a (re-)new(ed) Foreign Service of Tajik State Radio - Voice of Tajik (Ovozi Tojik).
New network of Radio Tajikistan with the name of "Voice of Tajik" had to start on May 7th on the day of Radio with seven languages had to fall back due to officials.
Asadullo Rahmonov, chief of the Radio and Television Committee says: "During May this radio with seven language will certainly will start broadcasting. From this day of Radio Tajikistan started to use digital technology". Firuza Saidiov, deputy chief of Radio Tajikistan in interview with Radio Liberty said that with this difficulties such as the quality of sound, signal and broadcasting of programs are barriers.
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Ovozi Tojik - Voice of Tajik - a new program from Radio Tajikistan begins its foreign this broadcast in seven neighboring and foreign languages. Abdukodiri Abdukahhor, chief of Radio Tajikistan says: Ovozi Tojik will broadcast 16 hours daily. As Abdukodiri Abdukahhor says till now 90% of Radio Tajikistan was in Tajik language, but due to active international network the number of programs in foreign languages increase and in this way the contribution of these languages increase.
In one meeting dedicated to this program Karomatullo Olimov, an adviser of Tajikistan president said this network will cover information and cultural events. And will be high responsibility to journalists because introducing Tajikistan is not an easy job.
Radio Tajikistan will try to broadcast Voice of Tajik (Ovozi Tojik) programs via satellite and shortwave.
(Translations from Tajik by Ibrahim Rustamov)
The HFCC file for the A07 season shows a number of additional SW frequencies for Tajik Radio that were registered in anticipation of this new service:
9865 1325 1500 41 DB 200 135 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7475 1400 1500 41 DB 100 135 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7470 1500 1530 42-44 DB 100 60 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7470 1530 1600 42-44 DB 200 60 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7430 1500 1600 41 DB 200 135 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7505 1500 1600 41,49 DB 100 135 157 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7465 1600 1700 33,42-44 DB 200 60 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
9975 2315 0030 49 DB 200 125 218 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
11540 1100 1500 43,44 DB 500 71 218 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7540 1500 2200 43,44 DB 250 70 218 1234567 020907 281007 TDJ
(Source: Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania)
