Jeddah: The General Authority of Media Regulation has demonstrated its important role in supporting high-quality media coverage of Hajj 1445 AH.

According to the authority, it helped international delegations from 35 countries clear customs for 2,137 devices. Nine permits were granted for satellite uplink vehicles, television, and radio broadcasting vehicles and 12 satellite uplink vehicles and TV/radio cars, specifically 119 devices.

Overall, 4,004 devices belonging to local and international delegations were cleared. For live broadcasts, 22 devices belonging to local and international delegations were cleared, and there were 690 hours of broadcast for uplink vehicles. The booking hours for satellite capacities and links in the support centers at the Hajj Media Hub amounted to 21 hours, resulting in a total of 711 hours of live television broadcasting.

In terms of radio coverage, 22 radio stations were stationed in Makkah and other holy sites, broadcasting programs in 12 languages. Moreover, 10 official b
roadcast signals for uplinks via satellites used Arabsat systems.

Source: Saudi Press Agency