Libya “jammed” media satellites: report [View All]

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LONDON - Britain and the United States have complained to Libya after two international satellites were illegally jammed, knocking off air TV, radio and other communication channels, The Guardian reported on Saturday.

Digital broadcasts including those by CNN International, BBC World, US sports channels, 23 radio stations and US military, diplomatic and FBI channels were affected, the newspaper said.

The Foreign Office in London confirmed British embassy officials in Tripoli had raised the issue with the Libyan government and British telecoms regulator Ofcom was also considering a complaint to the International Telecoms Union, it added.

The jamming is reported to have started on September 19 after a small British- and Arab-owned commercial radio station began broadcasting from London to Libya on human rights and freedom of speech issues.