Public TV to Start Broadcasting in August

Baku Today
09/08/2005 23:42

The Public TV (PTV) will start broadcasting during August, the Public
TV Director General Ismail Omarov told the news conference on 9
August, Trend reports.

He noted, the PTV proof programs were successfully broadcast and
during August the TV will transmit on the 14-th channel. Two TV
studios equipped with modern facilities are already prepared.

According to Omarov, in terms of its technical equipping the PTV will
be the leading TV channel in Azerbaijan. He also noted, PTV cooperates
with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies for
establishing the mobile 10-camera studio.

PTV is not able to transmit to Nakhchivan, Karabakh,
Zagatali-Belokani, the western and the northern part of
Azerbaijan. However, some months later the translator will be set up
and PTV will be accessible within 98% of the country’s area.

The morning PTV broadcasting will commence with the `New day’ program,
the ` Djarchi’ (`Messenger’) news issue will be broadcastevery three
hours. The PTV broadcasting will be intensive, programs on various
subjects, preparations to the elections and `soap operas’ are in the
pipeline.