Ukraine will expand broadcasts of national TV and radio stations across the Russian-occupied Crimea, as reported by a member of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting, Serhiy Kostynsky.
Ukraine's National Commission for Communications and Informatization Regulation (NCCIR) has adopted a draft Cabinet resolution as a basis to amend the fee for the issue of licenses permitting the use of the radio frequency (RF) resource of Ukraine and endorsed proposed amendments to the RF allotment plan to introduce 4G in the 2300 MHz band, according to the commission's press service.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that in the current difficult conditions of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, personnel at Ukraine's TV and radio stations ensure high level of communication and keep informing the public on the events in Ukraine and the rest of the world, according to a report by the president's press service on the on the occasion of TV, radio, and communication industry workers' professional holiday
As of November 8, the proportion of Ukrainian songs on radio stations will increase from 25% to 30%, while the proportion of programs in the Ukrainian language will grow from 50% to 55%.
Ukraine will buy tactical military radios and communications equipment from the Republic of Turkey under the contract signed between Turkish-based ASELSAN and Ukrainian State Foreign Trade Enterprise SpetsTechnoExport, according to an UNIAN correspondent.