(ANSA-AFP) - FRANKFURT AM MAIN, FEB 2 - The German
broadcasting regulator said Wednesday it has banned the
transmission of the German-language channel of Russian state
broadcaster RT, amid rising tensions between Moscow and the
West. The transmission of the channel "RT DE" was "prohibited
because it does not have the necessary broadcasting licence",
the regulator's authorisation and oversight commission said in a
statement. The broadcaster was blocked from Europe's satellite
network on December 22 at the request of German authorities,
less than a week after going on air, but was still available
over the internet and via a mobile app. In response to the
earlier decision, RT DE said its suspension was "illegal" and
the result of political pressure from Berlin, at a time of
diplomatic tensions between Germany and Russia. (ANSA-AFP).
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