Andreas Broeckmann on Mon, 6 Jan 1997 13:49:09 +0100 |
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Radio Antena M, Montenegro, under threa |
There is a joke in Montenegro about two guys sitting near the well and watching a snail. One said: "why don't you catch the snail?", and the other replied: "he might run away, I am not a bird that flies." Montengrin government decided to repeat all mistakes that Serbian, and before that Croatian government did.... Announcement Of The Association Of Independent Electronic Media (12/31/96 6 pm GMT) Radio Antena M in Podgorica, the largest independent station in Montenegro, has received an official note from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, which says that the station's working license expired on December 15. The Ministry has announced that it will call a public competition for the frequency 87.6 MHz, on which Antena M has been broadcasting its programs up to now. This newest development means that Antena M may well lose its frequency, because the competition is an open bid one, so the pro-Government media or organizations have the chance to offer a higher bid and obtain the frequency license without the obligation to broadcast anything. This has already happened in the past. The Montenegrin Minister of information has already announced that Antena M will be "punished." All this comes at a time when Radio B92 is again being oppressed in Belgrade. The world considers Montenegrin authorities more liberal than Milosevic: as far the position of the media is concerned, however, the two regimes are comparable. We call on the associations of professional journalists to urge their governments to put a pressure on Montenegrin authorities, so the position of the independent media may be improved and the contract with Antena M extended. The Association of the Independent Media calls on the Government of the Republic of Montenegro to reverse the decision of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining which has canceled Antena M's license and to respect the universal principles regarding the freedom of the press. Veran Matic Coordinator of the Association of the Independent Electronic Media Editor-in-Chief, Radio B92, Belgrade ............................................................................ ...................... V2_Organisatie * Andreas Broeckmann * abroeck@v2.nl Eendrachtsstr.10 * NL-3012 XL Rotterdam * <www.v2.nl> t.+31.10.4046427 * fx.4128562 * <www.v2.nl/east> second leg: Pfluegerstr.27*12045 Berlin*+30-6233293