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Abai TV is a Kazakhstani cultural and educational television channel launched on June 1, 2020, as part of the Republican Television and Radio Corporation Kazakhstan (RTRC), a state-owned broadcaster . The channel was created on the initiative of President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the great poet and thinker Abai Kunanbaiuly, and its headquarters are located on Moskva Street, 33a, in Astana, Kazakhstan. As a dedicated source for online television, Abai TV broadcasts 17 hours daily from 7:00 AM to midnight under the slogan “A Mirror of Intellect”, with 80 percent of programming in the Kazakh language and 20 percent in Russian, focusing on national and world culture, art, history, and spiritual heritage.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of nearly 30 regular programs and over 200 produced shows. Flagship programs include Sarasoz featuring prominent public figures discussing literature, culture, and social issues; Sana focusing on social and educational topics; Urker encouraging book reading through discussions of literary works; Kieli Sakhna showcasing the best national theater, ballet, and opera performances; Kumis Komey promoting traditional Kazakh music; Abaydin Zholy exploring the legacy of Abai and his novel The Path of Abai; Mura presenting cultural heritage and historical artifacts; and Zhadiger raising spiritual and intellectual awareness of national values. The channel has produced 190 documentary films about prominent figures in culture, art, and history, and translates world art masterpieces into the Kazakh language. Notable personalities working on the channel include writers Zhussipbek Korgasbek, Sagatbek Kaliyev, and Saken Sybanbay, poets Kalkaman Sarin and Nazira Berdaly, kobyzist Gaziza Gabdrakhimova, artist Leila Makhat, art critic Moldiyar Yergobek, and veteran TV presenters Kymbat Doszhan, Svetlana Kokovinets, and Zhanyl Asylbekova.

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Kazakh cultural content, Abai TV is widely available as a free-to-air service via the national satellite operator Otau TV, as well as on cable networks Alma TV and ID TV. The channel broadcasts in MPEG-4 SD format from the KazSat 2 and KazSat 3 satellites at 86.5 and 58.5 degrees East, with encrypted options for subscription packages using Irdeto, Videoguard, and Nagravision systems. The channel is accessible as tv online via the official website www.abaitv.kz, which provides live streaming, as well as through a YouTube channel with over 218,000 subscribers. The channel is led by Azamat Kenesuly, who returned to the position of director in 2025 after previously serving from 2020 to 2023, with Yerkin Mukhamedzhanov serving as director in the interim period. The sole shareholder is the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ensuring the channel's mission to promote Kazakh civilization, literature, and the spiritual heritage of Abai.

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