15 June 2004 06:58
Armenian regulator stops Russian NTV relay, will reallocate the slot
14 June: The Russian NTV channel will no longer be broadcast in Armenia. Today the National Commission for Radio and
Television [NCRT] unanimously decided to hand over UHF channel 23, which previously relayed NTV channel programmes, to
the Armenian government for the transmission of Kultura [Culture] TV programmes.
The frequency was not put out to tender as it was given to the government within the framework of an
intergovernmental agreement on the transmission of TV programmes concluded between Armenia and Russia.
The frequency was transferred to the Transport and Communications Ministry. It is not yet clear who will rebroadcast.
"The company Paradiz [Paradise], which rebroadcast NTV, has no claims on it," the head of the NCRT, Grigor
Amalyan, said. "The government has the right to use it at its own discretion."
[BBC Monitoring International Reports] |
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