Uzbekistan - Tuning in to Ташкент

Man, that Tallinn, Estonia station was a pretty good one huh?

Today we're gonna head over to Uzbekistan! Our friend Jeannie lived here for what, six months? But then the political climate got too hot and she had to leave.

Anyway, this seems to be a pretty rad station based out of Toshkent that plays "classic country." Toshkent is located in the north western corner of Uzbekistan - very near the boarders of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakstan. And, Ellen learned today that Toshkent is the capitol city. She also learned that in Russian Toshkent, or Ташкент, means "stone city." Reminds her a little of Lord of the Rings (what? she's a total nerd). The city's seal is pretty rock star though:

Maybe it's Toshkent's distance from the rest of Uzbekistan, but the internet stream isn't reliable and cuts in and out. You'll have to refresh the link a lot. Bummer.

Anyway, when you get fed up with refreshing the link, you can check out what the Uzbek kids are listening to... Yep. You guessed it. Eurasian pop. This is gonna be a long day....

Listen to "classic country" on UZR3 Mash'al

Listen to what the Uzbek kids are in to on Radio Grande

Just click on the red "ON-LINE" button on the far right of the site map

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