Noyan Tapan news agency, Yerevan, in Russian
17 Nov 04
ARMENIANS LAUNCH INTERNET RADIO IN USA
Watertown, Massachusetts, 17 November: The Hayrenik (Motherland)
organization officially launched its radio station on the Internet on
16 November. The radio station will be broadcasting Armenian music
and news around the clock to Armenia, Artsakh (Azerbaijan’s breakaway
region of Karabakh), Javakhk (Armenian-populated region in Georgia)
and Armenian communities abroad.
The Hayrenik radio station has been broadcasting only music on the
Internet since 10 August this year and feedback from listeners has
been mainly positive, the director of the radio station, Jirayr
Buedjikian, said. “The number of listeners is consistently increasing
and we receive dozens of emails supporting us. We have listeners in
more than 35 countries.”
The radio will start wider broadcasts from 20 November. “We have been
broadcasting only music so far. In order to meet the wishes of our
listeners, we will start broadcasting news, interviews, child and
other programmes as well,” Buedjikian said.