BBC's Russian service off air
By Catherine Belton Published: August 18 2007 03:00 | Last updated: August 18 2007 03:00 The BBC's Russian service was taken off the air on Friday by its last FM distribution partner in Russia, the local radio station Bolshoye Radio, after the station's new owners said they were told by the Russian authorities they could only broadcast their own programming. The BBC said it would appeal to Russia's Federal Service for the Supervision of Mass Media, Communication and Protection of Cultural Heritage for the decision to be reviewed. The head of the service told Russian news agencies yesterday the BBC could take part in new tenders for frequencies. ADVERTISEMENT Bolshoye Radio's owner, Finam investment group, denied the decision had anything to do with politics. Catherine Belton, Moscow <http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/copyright>Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2007 _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
