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Since the completion of the Al-Baha TV production building in 1436 AH, whose construction cost amounted to 30 million riyals, the operating company ignores the need and demands necessary for the work of the center and its activation as it should and as stipulated in the terms of the contract, from a commitment to secure jobs and maintain the building and equipment on a daily, periodic and annual basis, so that the work team can To implement programs that are compatible with the size of the region and accommodate the abundance of competencies and talents in the area. Although the planned number of engineers and technicians for the center is 13 employees, the actual number of them today in the field of work is only four; Satellite technician, electrician, worker, and broadcaster. While no studio engineer has been appointed, nor a transport engineer for more than a year, despite the fact that production relies on what the operating company contracts with in millions of riyals. Most of the time, the technical affairs provided by the engineers and technicians of the Holy Capital TV, who come and leave on the same day, are used. In addition, the external transport car and the satellite cart participate in the Hajj season, the month of Ramadan, and the Janadriyah festival, which affects the production of programs. “Okaz” learned from an administrative source that the management of Al-Baha TV Center sought the help of the Emir of the region, Prince Mishari bin Saud, to raise the suffering to the Minister of Culture and Information, especially since the studio with international standards has been suspended for two years because the building was not delivered completely, and it lacked decorations, and it relied on one camera in Linking with the main programs in Riyadh. The source pointed out that the radio studios have been suspended and not operational, and the inability to benefit from the previous Al-Baha TV library, because its system is different from what is in effect today.
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