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Television:
As an important
part of the Soviet information machine, TV broadcasts started in Baku in
1956. Today about fifty radio and television companies are registered
with the government, but only eight are currently operating. State
television reaches the whole country, broadcasting on two channels, Az/TV
- 1, and Az/TV - 2. Channel 1 devotes large segments of its newscasts to
coverage of the Presidents activities. Az/TV - 2 concentrates more on entertainment.
State TV is a direct continuation of the Soviet Azeri language channel.
Several nominaly
independent companies are in operation.
- Azad Azerbaijan
- Azadliq TV
- Ictimai
TV
- Lider TV
- Oyanish TV
- Space TV Azerbaijan.
Foreign television: ORT and RTR (Russian); two Turkish channels (TRT/1 and private Turkish channel).
Radio:
FM Radio
AM Radio
Newspapers
Press freedom is not one of the government's
priorities. Reporters without Borders ranks the country 162nd of 179 when
it comes to press freedoms. Newspapers have been published in Azerbaijan
since 1875 (the first Azeri newspaper was calle Akinshi - The Plowman).
Today about 400 newspapers are registered throughout the country,
but less than 50 appear more or less regularly. Regional newspapers are
weak, and most popular newspapers are published in Baku, among them:
AzadInform News Agency (Russian/Azero/English)
1, Fikret Amirov Street
Tel: 98-48-59/69
e-mail:azadinform@azerin.com
Media Press Agency (Rus/Eng)
191/28 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Ichari
Shahar
Tel/Fax: 94-03-67
e-mail:agency@mpa.baku.az
Turan News
Agency
(Turan Haber Ajansi)
33 Khagani Street
Tel: 98-42-26
Fax: 98-38-17
e-mail:root@turan2.baku.az
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Note on the Azeri press freedom: Censorship is constitutionally outlawed. But there is a government agency, the "Main Administration for the Protection of State Secrets in the Press," to which editors must submit their issues prior to publication. Even so, the censorship is relatively lax, largely because the censors appear overwhelmed by the number of newspapers and periodicals being published. Many journalists have been arrested and several remain in jail.
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