Al-Alam taken down by Arabsat

Website: Rapid TV News

It is too soon to get the full reasons, but Arabsat has taken down controversial satellite channel Al-Alam, and allegedly without notice.

This is not the first time that the station has been made silent. Last November both Arabsat and Nilesat took the station down. These moves provoked allegations that Al-Alam’s voice was being censored.

According to a statement released by Arabsat Operation Center (AOC), the satellite is dealing with an “interfering” carrier on 11996 MHz frequency, which is targeting the Al-Alam network as well as a number of news channels. Since yesterday, instructions have been given to AOC to “dual illuminate these channels on another Arabsat bouquet,” read the statement.