A U.S. government-financed satellite television station
aimed at Arab viewers made its debut broadcast on 14th of February, airing an interview with President Bush in which he praised Iraqi determination to achieve democracy. Al-Hurra is broadcast from the Washington area but with facilities in several capitals, including Baghdad.
Al-Hurra, or The Free One, began broadcasting at 5 p.m. (CET) with footage showing windows being opened, symbolizing freedom. The station's first item was a news briefing that began with Saturday's guerrilla attack on an Iraqi police station west of Baghdad in which 23 people were killed.
With Al-Hurra, U.S. officials have said they hope to counter what Bush has called "hateful propaganda that fills the airwaves in the Muslim world," referring to Qatar- and Emirates-based Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya networks.
Al-Hurra is broadcast from the Washington area but with facilities in several capitals, including Baghdad. With a largely Arab staff, it will at first broadcast 14 hours a day, building up to 24-hour programming within a month. The station, costing about $62 million in its first year, promises a balanced approach. Al-Hurra is the latest U.S. government project trying to reach out to Arabs.
Al-Hurra is broadcast on satellite Arabsat 2D - 26E on 11,661V (SR=27500, FEC=3/4 - here left Al-Jazeera!) or 11,608H (SR=6000, FEC=3/4) and Nilesat - 7W on 11.823V (SR=27500, FEC=3/4).
Al-Hurra is broadcast in analagoue also on Arabsat-26E satellite in C-Band 3.964V (6,60MHz)
Source:
www.alhurra.com 
15-02-2004
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