BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

11/12/2007

Polish-Based TV Belarus Starts Test Operations

A Polish-based channel called TV Belarus on December 10 began trial broadcasts, Belapan and RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported. Alyaksey Dzikavitski, the head of the channel's news service, said that during the next two months the channel will broadcast for three hours each day, which will then be expanded to 16 hours daily. TV Belarus, which broadcasts into Belarus by satellite, is expected to provide "coverage of events in Belarus, Europe, and the rest of the world." The station was established in April under an agreement between Polish Television and the Polish Foreign Ministry, which provided $5.7 million for the project this year. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/12/3-cee/cee-111207.asp