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DOES THE PUBLIC TELEVISION VIOLATE THE LAW?
[05:54 pm] 26 January, 2007

The RA Law on the Anthem came into force this year. According to the
law, all the TV and Radio companies have to start and finish
broadcasting programs with the RA National Anthem. If the TV Company
broadcasts round the clock, the anthem must sound at midnight and at
06:00 a.m. The majority of the TV Companies carry out the demand of
the law; the Public television does not.

Let us remind you that initially the broadcasting of the anthem was
obligatory only for the public television. Thanks to the efforts of
deputy Armen Ashotyan it became obligatory for all the TV Companies.

We learned from executive director of the Public Television Armen
Arzoumanyan that the reason is merely technical: «we need time in
order to adjust the broadcasting grid to the demand of the law».

«In this case it is up to Mr. Amalyan to take case about the
realization of the law as it refers to the Radio stations as well as
TV Companies», said deputy Armen Ashotyan in an interview to
`A1+’. The control does not refer to the Public television. As for
private ones, head of the control administration of the National
Committee on TV and Radio Valera Stepanyan did not agree to answer our
question and asked to send a letter to him. Nevertheless, it is
obvious that many of the private TV Companies do not carry out the
demand of the law either.