Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The Audiovisual Council discussed the expansion of television and radio broadcasting in Karabakh

 

The regular meeting of the Audiovisual Council was held on 3 June 2025. The meeting focused on the organization of television and radio broadcasting from the under-construction "Khankendi" Radio-Television Transmitting Station (RTTS).

It should be noted that currently television and radio broadcasting in Karabakh is carried out through several RTTSs, including "Shusha", "Shahyeri", "Hasanriz kend" and others. Once the "Khankendi" RTTS becomes operational, the coverage of television and radio broadcasting in Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur will expand further, fully providing the cities of Khankendi, Khojaly, and Aghdere with modern-standard digital terrestrial television and radio broadcasting, as well as analog FM radio broadcasting. During the meeting, the work carried out by the infrastructure operator "Radio Television Broadcasting and Satellite Communication" Production Union to establish a modern television and radio transmission network in the liberated territories, as well as the efforts of the State Administration of Radio Frequencies to identify and put into use available, unused radio frequencies in these regions, was acknowledged and appreciated.

Following the discussions and taking into account the data provided by the State Administration of Radio Frequencies, as well as the needs of the infrastructure operator, decisions were made to allocate the appropriate radio frequencies to the "Radio-Television Broadcasting and Satellite Communication" PU for the implementation of DVB-T2 standard DTT broadcasting and DAB+ standard digital terrestrial radio broadcasting from the "Khankendi" RTTS once commissioned.

Additionally, a decision was made to allocate the appropriate radio frequencies for the use of the nationwide and regional terrestrial radio broadcasters operating in the region in order to ensure analog FM broadcasting of their programs from the "Khankendi" RTTS after its commissioning.