BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

Bettermann insistently objected to the "direct interference of the
reception of international information offerings". He went on to say that
the repeated limitation of freedom of opinion and freedom of speech by the
Iranian administration is "no longer acceptable".
The Director General pointed out that not only has the television
broadcast been jammed, but that Deutsche Welle radio and especially
Internet content has been censored by Iran. Since Wednesday afternoon, DW-
TV's satellite broadcast has been selectively jammed. The signal, which is
broadcast using Hotbird 8, a satellite that provides programming for
Europe and bordering regions - including Iran - was available for a few
hours overnight, but was once again jammed on the morning of Thursday,
February 11.
Hotbird 8 is also used as relay point for the Nilesat satellite and the
provider of Deutsche Welle's live stream service - both of which were also
affected due to the interference. In this respect, there have been
problems in receiving DW-TV programming for Europe (English and German)
and for the Arab world (Arabic and English) as well as the Farsi radio
service. The DW-TV ARABIA broadcast has in the meantime been reestablished
using a Hotbird transponder.
Deutsche Welle had already experienced interference on Dec 7-8, 2009 on
its Hotbird transponder. According to the information provided by
Eutelsat, the source of the interference could be clearly localized and
identified: the jamming signal came from Iran.
Bettermann pointed out the Deutsche Welle's Farsi service via shortwave in
and around Teheran has been a problem for quite some time.
However, radio programming was still available on the website
and although this was regularly blocked, users
in Iran knew of technological ways to access it. (DWL Press Release)
(via Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld Feb 12)
Bettermann pointed out the Deutsche Welle's Farsi service via shortwave in
and around Teheran has been a problem for quite some time.
Never heard about this before ...
pure nonsense? local Tehran PLC hiss ?
DWL Bulgarian was jammed by Bulgarian communist dictatorship til December
1988. DWL Amharic broadcasts in last year by broadband DRM-like hissing
data jamming by Ethiopia.
Regularly Iranian army security services jamms whole transmissions of
VoIranian Revolution, VoIranian Communist Party, Radyo Dengi Kurdistana in
3 and 4 MHz band.
Kol Israel remaining Persian service in 9, 11 and 13 MHz band is also
jammed regularly by Iranian authorities.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 12)
ITALY Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place.
Another GE image update.
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