IN EARLY JULY PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO OF ARMENIA TO BECOME MEMBER
OF EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION

YEREVAN, MAY 24. ARMINFO. Aleksan Haroutunian, Head of the Board of
Public Television and Radio of Armenia is satisfied with the activity
of the Board for 2004.

During his report at the National Assembly Tuesday, he informed that
the programmes of the PTA were fully broadcasted in the whole
territory of the country. The funds provided to the Board by the state
budget of Armenia for 2005 were the same as the funds allocated by the
state budget in 2004, 2003 and 2002. In 2004 the commercial incomes
increased by 20% as against 2003 and totaled about 350 mln drams.

The activities on Armenia’s accession to the European Broadcasting
Union is in process. ALl the negotiations have been finished, all the
requirements of the European Union are fulfilled and during the coming
forum of the Union on July 5-8 PTA will become real member of this
organization. Days of TV and Radio companies of several countries were
held in Armenia during 1.5 years, which will be continued in future.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress