ANS ChM

ANS ChM (IPAEng|'aɪˌenes'tʃɪˌem) is a private news and music radio station located in Baku, Azerbaijan, which broadcasts on the 102 frequency.cite web
last =
first =
title = About Us
publisher = ANS ChM Official Website
date = 2006
url = http://www.anspress.com/index.php?stid=333005
accessdate = 2008-07-23 ] The station also streams content over the Internet for free.cite web
last =
first =
title = Directory > Radio > Free Stations > ANS ChM
publisher = RealNetworks
date =
url = http://italy.real.com/dir/radio/free_stations/ANS_ChM.html
accessdate = 2008-07-24 ] ANS ChM was the one of the first private and independent FM radio broadcasting service in the Caucasus and Central Asia regions when it was established in May 1994, and the station itself claims to be the first.cite web
last =
first =
title = ANS History
publisher = ANS Press
date = 2008-02
url = http://www.radio.ans.az/about.php
accessdate = 2008-07-23 ]

ANS ChM is a component part of the Azerbaijan's largest independent TV and radio broadcaster ANS.cite web
url = http://www.un-az.org/undp/bulnews44/m5new.php
publisher = UNDP "(via BBC Monitoring Service)"
title = Most Popular Azeri Commercial Broadcaster Taken Off Air
date = 2006-11-25
accessdate=2008-07-22 ] . The station was named after journalist and national hero of Azerbaijan Chingiz Mustafayev, who was killed in Nagorno-Karabakh war while filming for ANS, as reflected by the "ChM" in its title. ANS's founder and president is Vahid Mustafayev.

The station currently broadcasts a mix of music, entertainment, and news. ANS ChM has eight DJ's playing music: Doctor Ziya, Sevda, Teymur, Tural Badi-Kube, Yusif, Tural Yusif, and Tofiq Hesensoy. It also broadcasts and partners with the BBC.

Radio as a medium is secondary to television in Azerbaijan, and ANS ChM functions as an affiliate to ANS TV, as is true for other private radio stations in the country that are all affiliates of a television station.cite web
last = Hauser
first = Glenn (ed.)
title = Azerbaijan. Media Guide
publisher = Review of International Broadcasting
date = 2005-10-26
url = http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld5185.txt
accessdate = 2008-07-24 ] ANS ChM has periodically been subject to closure by the State authorities, although the Government has claimed that the non-renewal of its license was due to the violation of certain communications laws.cite web
last =
first =
title = Azeri TV Watchdog Justifies Decision to Take Private Company Off Air
publisher = UNDP "(via BBC Monitoring Service)"
date = 2006-11-24
url = http://www.un-az.org/undp/bulnews44/watchdog.php
accessdate = 2008-07-23 ]

References

ee also

*ANS TV

External links

* [http://www.radio.ans.az/ ANS ChM Radio Site]