30, 1991. The next day first live broadcast was aired. Zhaksylyk Bekhodzhaev was the first executive of the branch. During the first 10 years broadcasts were limited to 10 hours a day. As of 2014 broadcasting time increased to 14 hours per day. Mańǵystaý Aqtau regional branch celebrated its 40th anniversary August 15, 2010. The staff of the TV channel consists of about 100 employees. Broadcasts are limited to 14 hours a day. The estimated audience is 500 000 viewers. The TV channel produces 29 original broadcasts. Ertis Pavlodar regional branch of RTRC "Kazakhstan" started broadcasting on November 7, 1965. Until 1966, the TV channel only broadcast for a limited time, twice a week. In 1979, the TV channel started partly broadcasting in color. Qyzyljar The first transmission of West Kazakhstan regional branch aired in June 1960. In 1967 the first original movie "Gorkaya linia" (Russian: Горькая линия) was filmed and aired. In 1982 the TV channel started partly broadcasting in color. Today Kazakhstan-Petropavl broadcasts 17 hours a day. Semeı Semey regional branch of "Kazakhstan" RTRC was founded in 1965. On September 1 of the same year, the first broadcast was aired in Semey. At the time it was only the 4th regional branch of "Kazakhstan" RTRC in the country. The first head of the Committee for Television and Radio in Semipalatinsk were war veterans Kilchikbay Bayguzhin and Serjan Ramazanov. Today the popular broadcasts of the TV channel include: «Qayirlu tan»,«Shakarim tagylymy», «Prityazhenie», «Vershina». Ońtústik Shymkent regional branch of "Kazakhstan" RTRC was founded in 1990. On October 5 of the same year, local news was aired for the first time. Today broadcasting time of Kazakhstan-Shymkent is limited to 14 hours a day. References External links Официальный сайт РТРК «Казахстан» Kazakh language Television stations in Kazakhstan Television channels and stations established in 1958 1958 establishments in the Soviet Union