Draft:TV Safina

TV Safina, also known as TVS (Tajik: Телевизиони «Сафина») is a state television channel in Tajikistan.

History
Launched by the State Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan on Television and Radio Broadcasting (State Radio and Television of the Republic of Tajikistan) in 1991 as Shabakai 2. After the division of the State Television and Radio of the Republic of Tajikistan, it became part of Tajik Television, and since September 3, 2005 it has had its modern name, and was later transferred to a separate state institution.

The channel opened a correspondent point in Kulob in early June 2006, up until then it only had such offices in Khujand and Qurghonteppa. With the start of the new office the station announced that it would expand its coverage area to Kulob within a few days.

For the first anniversary of the channel, the news service started broadcasting Russian editions in addition to the extant Tajik bulletins. For these bulletins, TV Safina recruited specialists, the majority of which were graduates of the Russian-Tajik Slavic University in Dushanbe.

3 million somoni were invested in the modernization of the channel in October 2008 aiming to become a joint stock company, but the amount wasn't sufficient for the goal.

A TVS reporter, Daler Sharipov, was attacked on May 7, 2012, later that month, Reporters Without Borders provided financial assistance for his medical treatment.

Broadcasting
The channel is broadcast throughout Tajikistan. In other countries, the channel is available via cable television and the Internet.

Programs
The theme of the channel is universal. The channel's broadcasts consist mainly of public and analytical broadcasts, news, various entertainment programs and programs. The main language of the channel is Tajik, some of the broadcast is also conducted in Russian.

Links
Category:Russian-language television stations Category:Television stations in Tajikistan Category:Television channels and stations established in 2005
 * Official website of the TV channel