According to N 92 letter content written by TV and Radio National Commission on 02.04.2002 "TV Network of Armenia" State CJSC was demanded to ban "A1+" TV Channel broadcasting on the 37 th frequency range."Meltex" LTD appealed against the decree of the Economic Court of Armenia, meanwhile as a measure to ensure the suit an application was sent in for forbidding to ban "A1+" TV Channel broadcasting....

The international organization "Reporters without frontiers" has sent a letter to the president of the Republic of Armenia with the protest against the decision to deprive A1+ TV company of its broadcasting license. The Secretary-General of the organization Mr Rober Menar considers the decision an attempt to make the principal independent voice of the country to fall silent and the most serious infringement...

What has happened to A1+ TV company, is expected to happen with opposition press, if the new Bill "About Mass Media" is passed. Here is what the today's discussion participants were worried about. Particularly, the 15th clause of the Bill, i.e. "Transparency of financial means", serves not to fulfill the requirements of the Council of Europe, but to close down newspapers in the easiest way, states...

According to N 92 letter content written by you on 02.04.2002 you demand "TV Network of Armenia" State CJSC to ban "A1+" TV Channel broadcasting on the 37 th frequency range."Meltex" LTD appealed against your decision in the Economic Court of Armenia, meanwhile as a measure to ensure the suit an application was sent in for forbidding you to ban "A1+" TV Channel broadcasting. The Court ignored the solicitation...

On 2nd the April president Robert Kocharyan made "A1+" TV Company an odd suggestion:to ask for money from the former authorities, to get prepared more properly and to take part in another competition on broadcasting frequency. He had intently watched the 7-hour-long program by "A1+" TV Channel and noted that many of "formers" to have taken part in the program are "well-to-doers". Many questions on...

Here is journalist-analyst Vardan Vardanyan's statement." Our country has achieved 3 vital successes recently,i.e., freedom approvement, victory in the war dictated by Azerbayjan and democratic institutions establishment, free Press approvement in the first instance. We are taking the road of losing the latter.Armenian authorities take serious steps to eliminate free Media in Armenia. Nowadays there...

Yerevan media press and “Internews” made an announcement on depriving A1+ from broadcasting. It’s as follows: “We are terribly concerned about A1+ TV channel to be off from the field. This will make news in the republic miserable. We think that in order to make an accurate decision the national commission of radio and television have to take into consideration years of existence of A1+, its contribution into the freedom of speech. We find...

The programs about A1+ made by TV companies were merely exiting. Some tell honestly that their editors worked hard on it. National TV “Haylur” program every time stresses the defeat of A1+. Let us remind our colleagues a simple thing: “colleagues.” We are going to live in the same city and work. For us the most important thing is the reaction of our audience. Such respect, love and attachment will wish to have everybody and the president...

The members of the commission proved their dedication to the officials. After this can we insist that they didn’t have any order to close A1+? If there was no `order`, they wouldn’t resist the atmosphere existing in the hall of assembly on the 2nd of April. Gathered people, blames, curses will drive any honest and moral person off his temper. Nobody complained, nobody was irritated and nobody told he couldn’t work in that situation. If...

Where such an optimism from? May be it’s the part of the same scene? The president of the republic declares, “I like A1+, but it doesn’t mean that A1+ is not going to take part in the competition.” From that moment on it was clear what was waiting for A1+. After that, in the airport 2 hours before the decision of the commission the president was talking about A1+ in past tense. The scene will have the following development: the president...

Turkish is being heard on 37 frequency………. Just after the decision of the national commission of radio and television to close A1+ Armenian TV net company received an order to switch off A1+ transmitters at once. On the 3rd of April at 00 it was switched off. But instead Turkish was heard at once. Armenian was shut down and entrance was given to Turkish. This kind of patriotic decision was made by national commission of radio and television.

After 9 months’ quarrel “Armentel” came to political consensus with Armenian government. A decision is made due to which the price of “Armentel” services is reduced nearly 50%. Till today to install a phone the citizen had to pay 20 000 drams now he is to pay only 10 000. In the region of the disaster transferring phones from huts to flats is done free of charge. The price of mobile phones is reduced for 3 cents. From July 1 overview is...

Today a group of deputies with Shavarsh Kocharyan suggested to have special assembly. Due to their proposed project the decision of the national commission of radio and television in case appealed in the court is being hindered before the decision of the court starts acting legally. Perhaps the deputies were suggesting letting A1+ broadcast before the court decision. The question was to be discussed...

The Minister of Communication and Transportation Andranik Manukyan informed the lawyer and right protector of A1+ Liza Grigoryan that he merely deprived A1+ transmitter from energy. He also told that in case of transporting the transmitter from the TV-tour A1+ can restart its programs. Due to the Minister he has no right to make such decisions. ”Armenian TV net” company of Armenian Ministry...

On the 16th of April the trial on application of “Meltex” company will take place in the court on Economic affairs. As it is already known “Meltex” applied court on the first of April to invalidate 11-24 decisions of national commission of radio and television made on 19.02.2002.

The court on economic affairs today made a decision concerning the mediation of “Meltex” company, due to which “Melex” demands to use the mediation to satisfy the already represented application. Due to the Armenian constitution 2nd part of the 5th article governmental bodies and officials are allowed to make steps only authorised by legislation. The 37 article of the law about “Television and radio” defines the plenipotency of the national...

Today continued the trial on the 27-th of October teract. The report of Vram Galstyan’s testimony was read for defendants. It will be finished today, after which the videotape shot on the 29th of March in National Assembly will be played. During the trial the accuracy of Vram Galstyan’s testimony was tried to be found out. The trial will continue on the 4th of April.

One more announcement for the defense of A1+ was deleavered by the community of Inquiring journalists, “Iravunk” weekly newspaper, and the union of Armenian journalists. It says: The decision of the national commission of radio and television on “A1+” and “Noyan Tapan” was a blow to the national achievements of Armenia and the freedom of speech. All the decisions of the commission were made with breaks of the executive legislation and...

On the 3rd of April at 24.00 the broadcasting of A1+ programs stopped. The voice of the nation stopped being heard. With this step the officials closed not A1+ but the nation. An impression was created that the personnel of Yerevan TV-tour were waiting impassionately for the decision of Robert Kocharyan’s arranged commission to cut at once the voice of the nation. Though “Avetis” TV channel was deprived of the right to broadcast like A1+ the...

A media watchdog on Wednesday called on Armenian President Robert Kocharian to make sure that pluralism in the country is guaranteed after the country's only independent television station was ordered closed. "To reassign the license of a news station to a network providing entertainment means that the country's main news voice is muzzled," said Robert Menard, the secretary general...

As it is known after the termination of broadcasting on the 37-th UHF channel, the programs of A1+ TV channel should have been broadcasted by AATV cable TV net. A1+ has a definite agreement with AATV. About this A1+ declared when still being broadcasted by 37-th frequency. Nearly 12 minutes after A1+ stopped broadcasting by 37-th frequency AATV also stopped broadcasting the programs. It’s worth to...

The embassy of U.S. in Armenia released a statement concerning A1+ TV Company problem. The statementa says in part: Freedom of expression and open and candid debate are among the most important hallmarks of democratic societies. The ability of independent media to function is critical to freedom of expression. As anOSCE participating state, compliance with basic international standards on freedom...

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Today the hot topic for discussion by Parliament members was "A1+" TV Company banning from air. Parliament speaker Armen Khachatryan thinks "A1+" TV Company is a respected one. "I don't know what "Sharm" will do but I hope it to keep traditions",- says Mr. Khachatryan. Armen Khachatryan advised "A1+" TV Company to take part in another competition and win a victory.Parliamentiary journalists signed...