Country reference
- Country codes
- KG / KGZ · M49 417
- Browsing region
- Asia
- Language options to specify
- Kyrgyz, Russian
- UN statistical subregion
- Central Asia
Use the exact UTRK service, including its Cyrillic label when possible. The broadcaster identifies National First, Ala-Too 24, Madaniyat, Sport, Muzyka and Balastan separately. An old KTRK label or email domain can persist without identifying a different programme feed.
UTRK is a group, not one programme
For a news request, preserve Ала-Тоо 24 alongside the Latin spelling; for children, retain Баластан and the series title. This avoids confusing a group name with one channel or a music service with an individual concert clip. The official contact and service lists establish these identities, not the present schedule of every programme.
Preserve the Cyrillic service label
State whether the required edition is in Kyrgyz or Russian. A bilingual institution does not guarantee that a given bulletin has a selectable second soundtrack. If a remembered programme title uses another spelling, send both spellings and an approximate original date. That is especially useful when a favourites list predates a visual rebrand.
Check bulletin language and Bishkek date
Use Asia/Bishkek for the local broadcast date. For Sport, identify the actual competition and session; a sports-channel name is insufficient to establish rights for a particular event abroad. Compare a current listing with the service identity, and record the language actually heard during the intended programme rather than inferring it from the menu language.
Time-zone reference locations
Asia/Bishkek
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.