Constituent assembly on creation of National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters of Kazakhstan was conducted

On December 16, 2000 constituent assembly on creation of National Association of Television and Radio Broadcaster of Kazakhstan was conducted in Almaty (NAT of Kazakhstan). Head of the television and radio company “Channel 31” (Almaty) Armanzhan Baitasov was elected as the President of the Association. Deputy director of “Internews-Kazakhstan” Nurzhan Mukhamedzhanova was elected as the Executive Director of the Association.

The founders of the association are as follows:

- Television and Radio Company “Channel 31” (Almaty);

- Television Company “RIKA TV“ (Aktobe);

- “Baiwakov TVC-6” (Semipalatinsk);

- Public TV “Kogam” (Kyzyl-Orda);

- Television and Radio Company “Adan TV” (Karaganda);

- Radio “Teks” (Karaganda);

- “Kalken TV” (Ust-Kamenogorsk);

- TV “Otyrar” (Shymkent);

- “Internews-Kazakhstan”.

The following companies became the members of the Association:

- Radio “NS-Karaganda” (Karaganda);

- Television and Radio Company “Sana” (Rudnyi);

- Television and Radio Company “Labris” (Ekibastuz);

- State TV “Accent” (Lisakovsk);

- Radio “RAUAN” (Lisakovsk).

Founders of the Association announce that the new public organization is created to fight for favorable and equal (first of all, legal and economic) conditions of development for all participants of television and radio broadcasting market of Kazakhstan.

The main goals of the Association are:

- hindering monopolization of television and radio ether in the Republic;

- defending rights and interests of television and radio companies, securing legal guarantees and coordinating their activity;

- representing interests of its members in agencies of state authority and management;

- developing and raising professional skill of stations and studios, working in Kazakhstani ether.

- providing assistance to its members in their business beginnings by means of search for reliable partners for joint activity, informational, legal and representative accompaniment and etc.

The New National Association was also created to promote advancement of Kazakhstani broadcasters to technical and technological level of the XXI century, assist in arrangement of contacts with foreign colleagues, cooperate with similar international associations.

Association is open for new members and hopes that they will actively participate in solution of common problems and assist in development of television and radio market in Kazakhstan.

You can receive an application form for entering the Association in the office of Internews-Kazakhstan. Here you can also familiarize yourself with the Statute and Constituent Agreement. The application form can be sent via e-mail.

Filled out application forms need to be sent via mail to the following address: Internews-Kazakhstan, 480091, Almaty City, 58, Nauryzbai Batyr Str. You can also send the application form via fax: (3272) 50-89-59 or e-mail: nurzhan@internews.kz