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DOES THE PUBLIC TELEVISION VIOLATE THE LAW?

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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.