According to the project “Introduction of digital over-the-air television and radio broadcasting in the Republic of Kazakhstan”, construction and modernization of 827 radio and television stations is planned with reaching more than 95% of the population by 2021, reports ortcom.kz citing bnews.kz.

In the regional centers of the country, up to 30 TV channels will be available for Kazakhstani people, in other regions up to 15 TV channels in digital quality and free of charge, the press service of the MIC RK informs.

Under the program of digital broadcasting in December 2010 in Kazakhstan upgraded satellite network. Satellite TV broadcasting provides 100% coverage of the territory of the republic, which allows people to connect to the service in any settlement.

The number of subscribers of national satellite broadcasting under the brand “OTAU TV” increased to 1.4 million subscribers in 2018. The number of users in 2016 was 6300 subscribers.

The next stage is digital broadcasting.

"Digital terrestrial broadcasting is a modern broadcasting standard that allows you to get a higher quality image and sound, and also provides a large selection of channels and programs for viewers. Kazakhstanis can watch at the level of regional centers up to 30 channels, at the level of other regions up to 15 channels digital quality and free of charge. The transition will ensure the broadcasting of domestic TV channels in rural areas and border areas of the country. do urban and rural areas ", - said the director of the Department of state policy in the field of media MIC RK Bekzat Rakhimov.

According to the project "The introduction of digital on-air television and radio broadcasting in the Republic of Kazakhstan", construction and modernization of 827 radio and television stations with the achievement of more than 95% of the population coverage by 2021 is planned.

Currently, the ministry has completed work on the implementation of the first stage of the transition to the Center for Central Eurasian Development in Mangistau, Zhambyl, Turkestan regions and in the city of Shymkent.

The first to completely switch to digital broadcasting was the Mangystau region, where on October 22, 2018 the analog signal was cut off. In the region, 21 RTS were built and modernized, 48 settlements, with a population of 600 thousand people (about 99% of the population) were covered. There are 14 settlements in the region that are outside the coverage area of ​​the Center for Social Development of Workers (total number of less than 5 thousand people) are 100% covered by satellite television.

In the area, 158 families need to get free set-top boxes. At this time, these families are fully provided with set-top boxes.

"At the same time, if additional needy families are identified in free boxes, all families will be provided. This issue is under the control of local executive bodies of the region," Rakhimov said.

In Zhambyl Oblast (transition November 26, 2018), the introduction of the infrastructure of CETTV was completed, 43 RTS were built and upgraded. More than 380 settlements covered more than 1 million people (99%). In six localities where CETI is absent, the percentage of satellite television penetration is more than 95%. In the Turkestan region (transition November 27, 2018), 80 RTS were built and modernized. 860 settlements with a population of more than 2.5 million people (98%) are covered.

Thus, the total number of people covered with access to TESET in all regions of Kazakhstan is more than 4.1 million people.

According to the regional akimat, 4106 families in the Turkestan region need prefixes, of which 3274 families are provided by sponsors and 485 families from the local budget. The remaining 347 families are connected to the Otau TV service. Also in connection with the shutdown of analog broadcasting and the transition to digital broadcasting

Kazteleradio JSC opens a hotline on connecting and setting up television equipment for receiving the DETA signal. The hotline number is "193", the operating mode of the call center of Kazteleradio JSC on weekdays from 09.00 to 21.00, on weekends and public holidays from 10.00 to 20.00.