Этномазаика программ радио «Достук» Общественной телерадиовещательной корпорации Кыргызстана
Dostuk Radio’s Ethnomosaic Programmes of the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Kyrgyzstan

Summary/Abstract: Kyrgyzstan is a multi-ethnic state in which representativesof more than 100 different ethnic groups live. Media content ofKyrgyzstan reflects multilingualism and culture of ethnic groups livingin the republic. Nowadays, the print media (newspapers, magazines) arepresented in the information field of Kyrgyzstan, the main purpose ofwhich is the versatile coverage of the life of a particular ethnic group,its interaction in a multi-ethnic society. If the ethno-thematic materialsof these publications are not absolute, they can be predominant, whichgives the right to classify them as ethnic media. Their founders areethnic public associations, sources of financing are ethnic communities,and also in some cases ethnic ancestral home. According to the latestdata, about 10 ethnic public associations have their own print media.The state provides broadcasting to ethnic groups in their nativelanguage in the Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) of the KyrgyzRepublic. The editorial policy of PBC is built in the interests ofKyrgyzstan’s population, taking into account the ethnic, national andcultural diversity of the country.In a television format, all ethnic groups in Kyrgyzstan have the opportunityto participate in special television programs of the PBC thatcover the ethnic sphere, such as “Wheel of Life (Колесо жизни)”, “Ourcountry Kyrgyzstan (Мекеним Кыргызстан), as well as in ethnographicprograms of other private television channels 1–2 times a year.Radio Dostuk (Friendship) was launched as part of the PBC developmentstrategy for the period 2013–2015, as well as complying with theconcept of strengthening the unity of the people and interethnic relationsin the Kyrgyz Republic. The main content of the radio is created in closecooperation with the diasporas, as well as with the Assembly of the Peoplesof Kyrgyzstan. Today, Tatars, Uighurs, Ukrainians, Poles and other nations can broadcast their programmes on Dostuk Radio. Nowadays,more than ever, it is necessary to develop a culture of interethnic relations,interpersonal dialogue in a multi-ethnic society. Therefore, it isimportant that the media contribute to the strengthening of statehoodand the formation of a common civic identity for Kyrgyz citizens.

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