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Azerbaijan opens international television also broadcasting
Armenian-language programs - EXCLUSIVE
02 Mar 2009
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. A new international television chhanels
will be opened in Azerbaijan soon, chairman of the National Television
and Radio Council (NTRC) Nushiravan Maharramli told APA exclusively.
He said `Azerbaijan International' will broadcast programs in the
English, Russia, Persian, Turkish and Armenian languages. The opening
of the television will be discussed at the meeting of the National
Television and Radio Council.
`Decision may be passed to declare competition for the new television
this month. We have already started discussions,' he said. He stated
that the Council had received applications from private companies to
open the international TV Channel and the discussions have been
conducted basing on those applications.
It is not yet known on what frequency the new international television
will be broadcasted. Maharramli said the NTRC had reserve frequencies
and underlined that there would be no problem. He added that it would
not be a state-run television, but a private channel.
Nushiravan Maharramli also clarified the necessity of opening the new
international television channel.
`Azerbaijan has recently passed decisions to discontinue foreign TV
channels and radios. But some people do not agree to it. Some want a
Russian-language channel, others channels in other languages. We have
studied the international practice. The most optimal variant is the
international television. Several foreign languages will be used in
this television channel. The company winning the competition will
determine the time for the languages. We will have discussions about
it,' he said.
Azerbaijan opens international television also broadcasting
Armenian-language programs - EXCLUSIVE
02 Mar 2009
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. A new international television chhanels
will be opened in Azerbaijan soon, chairman of the National Television
and Radio Council (NTRC) Nushiravan Maharramli told APA exclusively.
He said `Azerbaijan International' will broadcast programs in the
English, Russia, Persian, Turkish and Armenian languages. The opening
of the television will be discussed at the meeting of the National
Television and Radio Council.
`Decision may be passed to declare competition for the new television
this month. We have already started discussions,' he said. He stated
that the Council had received applications from private companies to
open the international TV Channel and the discussions have been
conducted basing on those applications.
It is not yet known on what frequency the new international television
will be broadcasted. Maharramli said the NTRC had reserve frequencies
and underlined that there would be no problem. He added that it would
not be a state-run television, but a private channel.
Nushiravan Maharramli also clarified the necessity of opening the new
international television channel.
`Azerbaijan has recently passed decisions to discontinue foreign TV
channels and radios. But some people do not agree to it. Some want a
Russian-language channel, others channels in other languages. We have
studied the international practice. The most optimal variant is the
international television. Several foreign languages will be used in
this television channel. The company winning the competition will
determine the time for the languages. We will have discussions about
it,' he said.