Khovar (Tajik: Ховар) is the official state media news agency of Tajikistan.[1][2][3]
History edit
The news agency was established on December 31, 1925, as the Tajik Telegraph Agency (TTA) during the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic era. During World War II, the agency provided special photo reports, describing the situation on the Eastern Front as the Soviet Union fought Nazi Germany, this despite much of its staff joining the Red Army. After the war, the TTA continued to expand its capabilities. On April 10, 1992, the TTA was renamed Tajik News Agency (TNA) Khovar, and on April 30, 2004, it gained the status of the central state information body under the government of Tajikistan and was renamed the National Information Agency of Tajikistan (NIAT) Khovar.[4]
Radio Khovar FM, a subsidiary established in 2011, has since become one of the most popular radio stations in the country.
References edit
- ^ "Tajikistan profile Media". BBC News. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ "14th meeting of the Council of heads of CIS state news agencies takes part in Baku". AZR - State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. October 10, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved Apr 18, 2013.
- ^ "AZERTAC, KHOVAR SIGN NEWS EXCHANGE AGREEMENT". AZR - State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved Apr 18, 2013.
- ^ "Agency | News of Tajikistan".