The delegation of the Audiovisual Council conducted monitoring and measurement works and held a number of meetings to study the state of television and radio broadcasting in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

A delegation led by Isa Mammadov, a member of the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan, visited the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on April 28-29, 2025, to study the status of television and radio broadcasting.

As part of the visit, a meeting was held with Sahil Tahirli, the chairman of the "Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Television and Radio Broadcasting" CJSC, and an introduction was made to the working conditions of the television. The delegation was provided with extensive information on the preparation and broadcasting of "Nakhchivan TV" and "Nakhchivan Radio" programs, technical control of the process, and storage of materials.

Then the delegation visited the Nakhchivan Radio-Television Transmission Center. The quality of television and radio transmission was measured, the equipment of the Center and the parameters of the equipment were reviewed. The quality of television and radio broadcasting in the autonomous republic was studied, and the possibilities of switching to "DAB+" digital radio broadcasting were considered.

At the same time, in order to assess the situation regarding cross-border signal interference, information was obtained about the radio-television transmission stations belonging to the Nakhchivan Radio-Television Transmission Center, their location, height above sea level, and height of antenna towers. Information was collected about the television and radio transmitters operated at radio-television transmission stations, their number, type, and main parameters (nominal power, current output power, TV transmission channel, radiofrequency, type of antennas, whether there is a combiner or output filter), and relevant measurements were carried out.

Within the visit, a meeting was also held with Rahid Alakbarli, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Acting Minister.

During the meeting, the quality of television and radio broadcasts in the autonomous republic, interference in the airwaves from neighboring countries, the level of equipment of the the radio-television transmission stations belonging to the Nakhchivan Radio-Television Transmission Center were discussed, and views were exchanged on the issue of integrating the program distribution network into the general communications network.

The delegation also met with Vafa Isgandarova, Head of the Nakhchivan Regional Office of the Media Development Agency. The meeting highlighted the importance of continuing the activities jointly implemented by the Audiovisual Council and the Media Development Agency for the development of regional media entities in the autonomous republic.