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USA/Azerbaijan/Iran: Azeri-language satellite TV observed testing
BBC Monitoring research
4 May 05
A new, US-based Azeri-language satellite TV channel was observed
carrying test transmissions on 28 April.
The channel is called Gunaz TV (Guney Azerbaijan - Southern
Azerbaijan). It is based in Chicago, Illinois, and is controlled by
Ahmad Obali, deputy chairman of the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
Southern Azerbaijan is a reference to the Azeri-speaking areas of
northwestern Iran.
The station's web site, www.gunaz.tv, is still under construction,
but its home page carries the following announcement in Azeri:
"Dear countrymen!
"For about a century now, the people of Azerbaijan have been benefiting
from television that is widely used all over the world. However, only
our countrymen living in northern Azerbaijan [Azerbaijani Republic]
have capitalized on this modern technology, and consequently, enriched
their cultural outlook even more. Having mastered this technology
earlier than others, they managed to ensure the rapid development of
their civilization. Of course, this development has affected southern
Azerbaijan [Iranian Azerbaijan] too, and this cannot but please us all.
"The fact that the images of the 21 Azar [12 December] event, which
has gone down in history as the Peshavari movement [self-declared
autonomous republic of Iranian Azerbaijan from 1945-46], have reached
the present day proves how efficient television in northern Azerbaijan
is. It is clear to all that television can play a positive role in
boosting the public and political spirit of a nation. The time has
come for southern Azerbaijan, too, to start capitalizing on this modern
technology, which has been used by mankind for almost a century, which
can play an exceptional role in educating people. Fate decreed that
this historic mission should be played by Guney Azarbaycan Television,
Gunaz TV, and its employees.
"Dear patriots!
"These employees are you, us and the 35m Azeri Turks. Let's join hands
and stand shoulder to shoulder to make this television live. Let's not
allow Persian, Russian and Armenian chauvinists and other hostile
forces to deprive us of this newly-established television channel.
"This is the first television channel in the history of southern
Azerbaijan to broadcast for 24 hours a day. By taking advantage of
this media outlet, we can show the right direction to our people. We
can overcome Persian chauvinism only using this media outlet. We can
make the voices of our active members heard in the world only in this
way. All the forces working in the interests of Azerbaijan should
join hands and contribute to the successful development of Gunaz TV.
This is the holy duty of all patriotic Azerbaijanis. It is the duty
of every dignified Azerbaijani to mobilize his material and moral
strength to ensure the independent development of this television.
Serious changes are taking place in our region beyond our will,
and the intelligentsia of every nation is anxious to make the best
use of this for the good of their people. We should also be able to
draw the right conclusion from the current atmosphere and have our
say among the nations in the political arena, and television is the
only way to achieve this because by means of television, we should
maintain direct contact with our people and rely on their will.
"May Allah help us all in this path. Gunaz TV."
The free-to-air channel is broadcasting on the Telstar 12 satellite
located at 15 degrees west on transponder frequency 12608 MHz
horizontal polarization, symbol rate 19279, FEC 2/3, which is part
of the Globecomm package covering Europe and South Africa. Gunaz
TV was also observed on transponder frequency 11494 MHz vertical
polarization, symbol rate 17469, FEC 3/4 on satellite Telstar 12,
part of the Globecomm package covering Europe.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
BBC Monitoring research
4 May 05
A new, US-based Azeri-language satellite TV channel was observed
carrying test transmissions on 28 April.
The channel is called Gunaz TV (Guney Azerbaijan - Southern
Azerbaijan). It is based in Chicago, Illinois, and is controlled by
Ahmad Obali, deputy chairman of the World Azerbaijanis Congress.
Southern Azerbaijan is a reference to the Azeri-speaking areas of
northwestern Iran.
The station's web site, www.gunaz.tv, is still under construction,
but its home page carries the following announcement in Azeri:
"Dear countrymen!
"For about a century now, the people of Azerbaijan have been benefiting
from television that is widely used all over the world. However, only
our countrymen living in northern Azerbaijan [Azerbaijani Republic]
have capitalized on this modern technology, and consequently, enriched
their cultural outlook even more. Having mastered this technology
earlier than others, they managed to ensure the rapid development of
their civilization. Of course, this development has affected southern
Azerbaijan [Iranian Azerbaijan] too, and this cannot but please us all.
"The fact that the images of the 21 Azar [12 December] event, which
has gone down in history as the Peshavari movement [self-declared
autonomous republic of Iranian Azerbaijan from 1945-46], have reached
the present day proves how efficient television in northern Azerbaijan
is. It is clear to all that television can play a positive role in
boosting the public and political spirit of a nation. The time has
come for southern Azerbaijan, too, to start capitalizing on this modern
technology, which has been used by mankind for almost a century, which
can play an exceptional role in educating people. Fate decreed that
this historic mission should be played by Guney Azarbaycan Television,
Gunaz TV, and its employees.
"Dear patriots!
"These employees are you, us and the 35m Azeri Turks. Let's join hands
and stand shoulder to shoulder to make this television live. Let's not
allow Persian, Russian and Armenian chauvinists and other hostile
forces to deprive us of this newly-established television channel.
"This is the first television channel in the history of southern
Azerbaijan to broadcast for 24 hours a day. By taking advantage of
this media outlet, we can show the right direction to our people. We
can overcome Persian chauvinism only using this media outlet. We can
make the voices of our active members heard in the world only in this
way. All the forces working in the interests of Azerbaijan should
join hands and contribute to the successful development of Gunaz TV.
This is the holy duty of all patriotic Azerbaijanis. It is the duty
of every dignified Azerbaijani to mobilize his material and moral
strength to ensure the independent development of this television.
Serious changes are taking place in our region beyond our will,
and the intelligentsia of every nation is anxious to make the best
use of this for the good of their people. We should also be able to
draw the right conclusion from the current atmosphere and have our
say among the nations in the political arena, and television is the
only way to achieve this because by means of television, we should
maintain direct contact with our people and rely on their will.
"May Allah help us all in this path. Gunaz TV."
The free-to-air channel is broadcasting on the Telstar 12 satellite
located at 15 degrees west on transponder frequency 12608 MHz
horizontal polarization, symbol rate 19279, FEC 2/3, which is part
of the Globecomm package covering Europe and South Africa. Gunaz
TV was also observed on transponder frequency 11494 MHz vertical
polarization, symbol rate 17469, FEC 3/4 on satellite Telstar 12,
part of the Globecomm package covering Europe.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress