21:20, 26 January 2012

A broadcasting station in Azerbaijan enacted a ban on French songs

In connection with adoption of a bill on criminalization of denial of genocide by the Senate of France, broadcasting station Media FM in Azerbaijan removed songs performed by French singers and all the songs in the French language from the air today.

According to Tural Aliev, Executive director of the station, the ban on French music will last until repeal of the decision of the French Senate in connection with adoption of a bill on criminalization of denial of genocide of the Armenians, 1NEWS.AZ reports.

Media FM was constituted by "Digital Media" limited company and started broadcasting in February, 2009, after winning a tender held by National Council of Television and Radio (NCTR) on taking the frequency 105,7 MHz in Baku and Apsheron, IA "APA" reports. Since the autumn of 2010 the radio station has been broadcasting on the whole territory of Azerbaijan.

Adoption of the above mentioned bill by the Senate was earlier condemned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, non-governmental organizations and oppositional parties of Azerbaijan.