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Broadcasting of Ukrainian channels in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk of Donetsk region was restored on July 15 by placing the necessary equipment on a water tower, Chairman of the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine Yuriy Artemenko said at a briefing on July 17.

“Two days ago, [we] found a technical solution in Kramatorsk on how
to restore the broadcast in Sloviansk. Within a few days equipment was
placed on a water tower, and broadcasts of UT-1, 1+1 and Channel 5 were
restored. Next day [July 18], as I have been promised, ICTV’s broadcast
will be renewed, and then – all 10 channels in the list that can
broadcast,” he said at a briefing on Thursday.

Artemenko also said that due to an outside-the-box technical
solution, Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies had managed to
restore the broadcast of Ukrainian channels in Luhansk, Donetsk and
Horlivka.

“First Deputy Director of Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies
has reported today. He showed several locations where we can put
transmitters, turn them on and cover either Luhansk, or Donetsk, or
Horlivka,” Artemenko said.

However, he didn’t want to go into detail. Artemenko said that the
National TV Council and other agencies were trying to extend the area of
the broadcast of Ukrainian channels to the areas controlled by the
militants from the liberated territory.

He specified that the broadcast would be restored in the same order as when it was switched off.

“How is broadcasting on liberated territories carried out? The
soldiers come in, and then our task is first of all to restore the
channels that were switched off, when the bandits were in charge there.
We don’t have priorities or favorite channels. But the first thing the
bandits do, when they occupy the territory, is switch off news channels –
Channel 5, 24, 1+1 and UT-1. Thus, we’re trying to bring back these
channels in the same order,” Artemenko said.

According to him, there’s a philanthropist, who is ready to give
transmitters to Ukrainian channels. In addition, Poland is giving analog
transmitters to Broadcasting, Radiocommunications & Television
Concern (BRT Concern) for free. These transmitters were taken down, when
Poland switched to digital TV.

Artemenko also informed heads of TV channels on new technological
solutions. And it is up to the channels to renew broadcasting as quickly
as possible.