Ukraine started broadcasting 13 TV Channels to separatist-held Donetsk
Over the past three years, 13 Ukrainian analog TV channels have started broadcasting in the Donetsk region, as stated in a report titled, "The state of the information space of the Donetsk region: challenges and prospects," RBC-Ukraine reports.
The report was prepared by the Public Association ‘Analytical Center, Thought Factory of the Donbas’, in cooperation with the Ministry of Information Policy and the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting.
Analog television has been restored in four cities, namely Avdiivka, Kurakhove, Volnovakha, and Yelyzavetivka.
It is noted that Ukraine has no presence in the media space in the temporarily uncontrolled territories (except for satellite television) and not fully on the controlled territories of the Donetsk region. The situation is caused by the fact that the technical infrastructure of television and radio broadcasting are situated in the uncontrolled territories.
It was reported that presently the possibility of building a new TV broadcasting station for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities is being considered, and a tower in Pokrovske is planned to be opened in 2018.