BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

03/04/2008

Belarusian Satellite Channel Stars Broadcasts To North America

Belarus TV, a satellite channel run by the Belarusian State Television and Radio Company (BTRK), has started its broadcasts to North America, Belapan reported on April 2, quoting channel director Valery Radutski. According to Radutski, since March 28, the channel has been available to viewers in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala. Under a contract with the BTRK, France Telecom transmits Belarus TV to those countries via Galaxy 25 satellite in a package together with Russian, Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, and other channels. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/04/3-cee/cee-030408.asp

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