AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -- Banned independent Belgrade radio station B92 was still on the air on Friday with help from a Dutch Internet provider.
Serb authorities halted broadcasts of the current affairs and music station B92 on Wednesday.With the aid of Internet provider XS4ALL and Press Now, an Amsterdam campaign group for a free press in the Balkans, the station has been able to spread its message via the Internet since December 1996.
"Using XS4ALL, B92 has real audio links abroad," Press Now spokesman Steven Assies said.
He said B92's digital signal was being channeled by Internet to the BBC World Service. The British broadcaster was retransmitting the signal by satellite.
"Through a network of local radio stations, B92's programs can be heard throughout Serbia, despite repeated attempts by the authorities to silence the station," Press Now said.
On Wednesday, Serb authorities seized parts of B92's transmitter and temporarily detained editor Veran Matic, Assies said. On his release, Matic began transmitting by Internet.