Sunday, 13 September 2009

New TV, Radio Broadcasts for Siem Reap Soon: Information Minister

Written by DAP NEWS -- Saturday, 12 September 2009

The Information Ministry plans to open a new TV and radio stations in Siem Reap province soon to offer a wider choice of quality media in the Kingdom.

“We will open a television station with 2KW broadcasting power and an FM radio station with 5 KW power in Siem Reap province to expand the information field in the areas and serve the needs of information for the local residents,” Information Minister and government spokesman Khieu Kanarith said at the ceremony inaugurating the new director and deputy of Information Office of Siem Reap province. “The broadcasts will cover on whole area of Siem Reap province, and some parts of Pursat, Battamb-ang, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Kampong Thom provinces” he said. “We have to urge our officials to process the broadcasting smoothly.”

“We have to develop our information field for serving the people’s interests,” he added.

Siem Reap, home of the world famous temples of Angkor, will have a now have television stations besides Cable TV and TVK for the first time.

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