DUSHANBE, February 29 Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is expected to inaugurate two new national TV channels tomorrow: TV-Varzish (TV Sport) and TV-Sinamo (TV Movie).

We will recall that by government’s decrees issued on November 24, 2015 Khurshed Fayzullozoda was appointed director of the TV-Varzish channel and Nabi Nabizoda was appointed director of the TV-Sinamo channel.

The opening of these TV channels will bring the number of national TV channels in Tajikistan to six.

Tajik Television was formed in 1959. The first program aired by the station aired on October 3, 1959. The first program consisted of a bilingual (Tajik/Russian) news bulletin followed by a movie:  Light in the Mountains .  The first words were spoken by Rafuat Abdusalomov.