NEW AIRINGS: MORE ARMENIAN
Panorama.am
19:53 03/09/2007
"From now on, 90% of our musical programming will be in the Armenian
language," emphasized National Radio’s director, Armen Amiryan,
while discussing the 2007-2008 program changes for the station.
"We need to promote Armenian music, and for now we broadcast music
in the Armenian language, as pure Armenian music is not widespread in
today’s market. We think that by promoting and broadcasting Armenian
music that we will create a new era in the history of music, which
National Radio has done for years," Amiryan stated.
According to him, the new broadcast era will also see the adding of
cultural, literary, and historical programs. The director also noted
that there would be programs specially for the Diaspora, as well as
the expansion of the station’s Internet site.
Also, this years marks the station’s symphony orchestra’s 40th
anniversary, as well as its artistic director Yervand Erznkyan’s 60th
birthday. This month, live concerts are planned, in which old and
beloved songs, performed by young, new artists, will be featured,
an event Amiryan considers as exceptional for the Yerevan autumn.