Armenian regulator stops Russian NTV relay, will reallocate the slot

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14 Jun 04

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.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress