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Special Dispatch |5180 |February 12, 2013 Following U.S. Sanctions, Iran's Press TV Tells Its Viewers In U.S. And Canada How To Get Around Them MEMRI | MEMRI TV | JIHAD AND TERRORISM THREAT MONITOR | SOUTH ASIA STUDIES PROJECT

On February 6, 2013, the U.S. administration extended its sanctions on Iran to the Iranian Broadcasting Authority – including receiving broadcasts by Iran's English-language Press TV, which belongs to the Iranian Broadcasting Authority. Three days later, Press TV published an article telling its viewers in the U.S. and Canada how to circumvent the U.S. administration's sanctions. The following is the article:[1] "Press TV has announced a new frequency for viewers in the United States and Canada, after the Iranian channel was removed from the Galaxy 19 satellite platform. "The satellite platform provided broadcast services to the viewers of the 24-hour English-language Iranian news channel, and the film channel iFilm in the United States and Canada. "In order to watch Press TV in the U.S. and Canada, viewers can use the following frequency on Galaxy 19: "Frequency 12028 MHz "Polarization H (horizontal polarization) "Symbol rate 21991Msym "FEC 3/4 "This is not the first time that Iranian media have been targeted. In January, the Spanish government ordered Madrid's regional government to stop the broadcast of the Iranian Spanish-language channel Hispan TV as of January 21. "The move came a month after the Spanish satellite company, Hispasat, terminated the terrestrial of broadcast Hispan TV. Hispasat is partly owned by Eutelsat, whose French-Israeli CEO is blamed for the recent wave of attacks on Iranian media in Europe." [1] Press TV (Iran), February 9, 2013. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/09/288050/how-to-watch-press-tv-in-us-canada/ Please remember the environment before printing.