Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 19 / Trend H. Valiyev /
The Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry is organizing television and radio program package broadcasting from the Turksat 3A 42 and Hotbird 13 satellite, the ministry said.
Work is expected to be implemented in accordance with a 2010 adopted plan of activities.
Broadcasting over a large territory is a distinctive quality of satellite communications. The agency plans to expand the television and radio program distribution network.
The ministry plans to organize broadcasting from Hotbird 13 for audiences abroad.
According to the plan, the ministry also intends to optimize the broadcasting of television and radio programs in the country, continue to build a centralized system of radio monitoring and coordinate frequency assignments of the Azerspace national satellite, which will launch in 2012.