ARMENIA WILL BE GIVEN TENDENCIES

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[07:11 pm] 06 April, 2006

“There is not a free tendency,” this answer can be given without
turning to the National Commission on TV and Radio and the Minister
of Transportation and Communication. “According to the frequency of
program broadcast foreseen in the RA the 63rd decimetre tendency is
given to the National Commission on TV and Radio and it is within
its liabilities to give further TV tendency licences,” this is a
quotation from the Prime Minister’s letter to the answer of “Melteks”
LTD president’s application. The letter was written on April 14,
2004, but the National Commission on TV and Radio President Grigor
Amalyan declared for a few times that the broadcasting licence is to
be given by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication.

Today the 33rd, 43rd, 53rd and 54th tendencies are free. Mr. Amalyan
may be unaware of this? “By the way, the National Commission on
TV and Radio annually makes the whole list of TV tendencies public
if necessary.”

Does anybody remember when they last did it? The National Commission
on TV and Radio published only the current TV channels tendency list.

There is no free tendency. But they could simply say that the
tendencies from 64 to 69 are free. Maybe they leave them for themselves
and will declare a contest if necessary. The tendency distribution is
implemented by the International Union of Telecommunication. It is also
mentioned in the Prime Minister’s letter that “We foresee to work out a
project of regional decimetre broadcasts in the tendencies of 174 – 230
MHz and 470 – 862 MHz in May 2004.” Decimal broadcast will allow a few
TV channels to work in the same tendency without hindering one another.

Those tendencies will be distributed in the Regional Radio
Communication Conference which will be held on May 15. “A1+” was
informed about it by the Head of the Radio Communication Office of the
International Union of Telecommunication Valeri Timofejev. “Armenia
will participate in the conference.” We wonder what the Ministry of
Transportation and Communication will say after the Regional Conference
when the fact that Armenia is given tendencies will become apparent.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress