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Televizioni Tojikiston (Телевизиони Тоҷикистон, formerly known as Шабакаи Якум; Shabakai Yakum) is the national broadcaster of the Central Asian state of Tajikistan. Televidenye Tajikistana is headquartered in the capital city, Dushanbe. It began broadcasting on October 3, 1959.
Tajik Television was formed in 1959. The first programme aired by the station aired on October 3, 1959. The first programme consisted of a bilingual (Tajik/Russian) news bulletin followed by a movie: Light in the Mountains. The first words were spoken by Rafuat Abdusalomov.
24-hour broadcasts commenced in 2012. Most of the channel's schedule is made up of local content. External content (especially foreign movies) is aired in Russian.