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Mon Feb 16 11:31:28 2004
Alhurra, New Arabic-language Satellite Television Station, Launched February 14, 2004
http://www.bbg.gov/_bbg_news.cfm?articleID=103&mode=general
Washington, D.C., February 12, 2004--
Alhurra, a new Arabic-language satellite television network, began broadcasting to millions of viewers in 22 countries across the Middle East on February 14, 2004.
Alhurra (Arabic for "The Free One") is devoted primarily to news and information. In addition to reporting on regional and international events, the channel broadcasts discussion programs, current affairs magazines and features on a variety of subjects including health and personal fitness, entertainment, sports, fashion, and science and technology. The channel is dedicated to presenting accurate, balanced and comprehensive news.
Alhurra is operated by The Middle East Television Network, Inc., a non-profit corporation funded by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The BBG is a federal agency that supervises all U.S. nonmilitary international broadcasting. The channel broadcasts from studios in Springfield, Virginia and bureaus throughout the Middle East.
"Our competitive edge in the Middle East is our very dedication to truth and free and open debate. And we will stand out like a beacon of light in a media market dominated by sensationalism and distortion," said BBG Chairman Kenneth Y. Tomlinson.
Norman J. Pattiz, chairman of the BBG's Middle East Committee who spearheaded development of Alhurra, said, "Alhurra will present fresh perspectives for viewers in the Middle East that we believe will create more cultural understanding and respect."
"A key part of our mission is to be an example of a free press in the American tradition," he added. "We've assembled a highly professional group of journalists primarily from the region to provide the kind of news and information that will resonate with our viewing audience and enable them to make informed decisions."
Alhurra debuted with a 14-hour per day program schedule and will expand to 24 hours within weeks. Prime time programming includes two, one-hour in-depth newscasts, a nightly live talk show called "Free Hour," and Arabic translations of documentary and information programming from producers around the world. The prime time broadcast schedule is posted daily on the channel's web site: www.alhurra.com.
Alhurra is available to viewers in the Middle East on the region's two major satellite systems: Arabsat and Nilesat.
Arabsat Digital
Orbital Location: 26 Degrees East Longitude
Downlink Frequency: 11.661 Ghz
Polarization: Vertical
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSymb/s
Arabsat C-band Analog
Orbital Location: 26 Degrees East Longitude
Downlink Frequency: 3.964 GHz
Polarization: Vertical
Main Audio: 6.6 mHz
Nilesat Digital
Orbital Location: 7 Degrees West Longitude
Downlink Frequency: 11.823 GHz
Polarization: Vertical
Fec: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 27.5 MSymb/s
The BBG is an independent federal agency which supervises all U.S. government-supported non-military international broadcasting, including the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); Radio Free Asia (RFA); Radio and TV Martí, Radio Sawa and Radio Farda. The services broadcast in 65 languages to over 100 million people around the world in 125 markets.
Nine members comprise the BBG, a presidentially appointed body. Current governors are Chairman Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, Joaquin Blaya, Blanquita W. Cullum, D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, Edward E. Kaufman, Norman J. Pattiz, Veronique Rodman and Steven Simmons. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell serves as an ex officio member.
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An Organization of U.S. International Broadcasters
http://www.bbg.gov/bbg_aboutus.cfm
Bringing News and Information to People around the World in 61 Languages
On October 1, 1999, the Broadcasting Board Governors (BBG) became the independent, autonomous entity responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored, non-military, international broadcasting. This was the result of the 1998 Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (Public Law 105-277), the single most important legislation affecting U.S. international broadcasting since the early 1950s.
Every week, more than 100 million listeners, viewers, and internet users around the world turn-on, tune-in, and log-on to U.S. international broadcasting programs. While the "Broadcasting Board of Governors" is the legal name given to the Federal entity encompassing all U.S international broadcasting services, the day-to-day broadcasting activities are carried out by the individual BBG international broadcasters: the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Sawa, Radio Farda, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio and TV Marti, and WORLDNET Television, with the assistance of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB).
The broadcasters and the IBB are described below. If you would like to find out more about the individual organizations and their broadcast activities, please visit their websites.
The Voice of America
The Voice of America broadcasts around the world in 53 languages to an estimated audience of 91 million people each week. VOA broadcasts to all regions of the world, with the exception of Western Europe and the United States. VOA programming is carried on shortwave and medium wave from 22 IBB stations around the world and is rebroadcast through a global network of approximately 900 local affiliate stations. VOA is also available on the internet in all 53 languages and broadcasts 14 television hours per week via satellite.
Since its first broadcast on February 24, 1942, VOA has provided its audience with accurate and objective programming. The VOA Charter, written in 1960 and signed into law (Public Law 94-350) on July 12, 1976, upholds this standard. It requires VOA broadcasts to be accurate, objective, and comprehensive; to represent all segments of American society and to present a balanced and comprehensive view of significant American thought and institutions; and clearly present the policies of the United States.
Who Controls the Media?
Soulless corporations do, of course. Corporations with grinning,
double-breasted executives, interlocking directorates, labor squabbles
and flying capital. Dow. General Electric. Coca-Cola. Disney.
Newspapers should have mastheads that mirror the world: The
Westinghouse Evening Scimitar, The Atlantic-Richfield Intelligentser .
It is beginning to dawn on a growing number of armchair ombudsmen that
the public print reports news from a parallel universe - one that has
never heard of politically-motivated assassinations, CIA-Mafia banking
thefts, mind control, death squads or even federal agencies with
secret budgets fattened by cocaine sales - a place overrun by lone
gunmen, where the CIA and Mafia are usually on their best behavior. In
this idyllic land, the most serious infraction an official can commit
__is a the employment of a domestic servant with (shudder) no
residency status.
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MORE NEWS - BBG.GOV
http://www.bbg.gov/_bbg_news.cfm?mode=general
BBG BOARD OF GOVERNORS:
http://www.bbg.gov/bbg_board.cfm
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell serves as an ex-officio member of the bipartisan Board.
General Powell was the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and served as National Security Advisor under President Reagan. A decorated veteran of the United States Army, he served two tours of duty in Vietnam. General Powell served as executive assistant in both the Energy and Defense Departments and as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1993.
In 1997, General Powell helped found America's Promise, an organization dedicated to building the character and competence of the nation's youth. He currently serves as chairman of the organization, as well as serving as a member of the Board of Trustees of Howard University, and of the Board of Directors of United Negro College Fund.
http://www.bbg.gov/bbg_board.cfm
BBG - START UP COST $62 MILLION - ANNUAL BUDGET $50 MILLION
AS STATED BY Kenneth Y. Tomlinson ON HTTP://WWW.CSPAN.ORG
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