[HCDX] RFE/RL Listeners In Armenia Find New Ways To Get Uncensored News

["Zacharias Liangas " <greekdx@xxxxxxxxx>]

RFE/RL Listeners In Armenia Find New Ways To Get Uncensored News
http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/03/CA21965A-
EF02-4F69-8E6E-FE89006ECAE3.ASP
(Prague, Czech Republic -- March 11, 2008) Radio Free Europe/Radio 
Liberty has restored broadcasting on shortwave frequencies to Armenia to 
counter the government's blackout on independent news.

RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin said today, "It is disappointing that 
because of restrictions imposed by the Armenian government we have to 
take this step backward to an outmoded frequency we stopped using in 
Armenia three years ago, but I'm happy to say it is working."

RFE/RL's Armenian Service reinstated broadcasting on two shortwave 
frequencies March 8, a week after its regular broadcasts on FM frequencies 
were taken off the air by its two local affiliates. The affiliates were complying 
with an emergency decree by President Kocharian that allows only 
government-sanctioned news to be aired. RFE/RL is the only Armenian 
language foreign radio in the country.

Broadcasts are now one hour daily on shortwave, instead of the previous 
three hours on local FM. But all programs can be heard on RFE/RL'S 
Armenian language website, armenialiberty.org

RFE/RL has added more news items to the website and is updating its 
content every hour of every day, to supplement the loss of local FM 
broadcasting. Statistics suggest the strategy is working. Listenership on 
RFE/RL's Internet sites for Armenia tripled in March, compared to a month 
ago.

Listeners are also finding other ways to hear uncensored RFE/RL news. The 
service is getting reports that Armenian bloggers are posting RFE/RL news 
on their sites and that RFE/RL news programs are being repackaged and 
posted on YouTube.

		

	
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