Alassane Ouattara remains blockaded in a hotel in Abidjan protected by UN peacekeepers<\/p>\n
The government of Ivory Coast’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo has officially banned UN radio broadcasts.<\/p>\n
Mr Gbagbo has refused to stand down following polls in November, which the UN peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast say was won by Alassane Ouattara.<\/p>\n
The BBC’s John James says the UN’s FM frequency has already been jammed since the beginning of the crisis, but it has been using unofficial frequencies.<\/p>\n
He says it is the most widely listened to radio station in the country.<\/p>\n
Access to the international media has been severely curtailed since the disputed election results came out.<\/p>\n
It was announced on state television on Wednesday evening that the frequencies assigned to UN peacekeeping mission had been withdrawn.<\/p>\n
Our reporter in the main city of Abidjan said UN radio could still be heard on an unofficial 95.3 FM frequency on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
Mr Gbagbo still has control of the state television – Radio Television Ivorienne (RTI) – a terrestrial broadcaster.<\/p>\n
TV Cote d’Ivoire, another terrestrial station, has recently been set up by Mr Ouattara’s camp and can be seen in Abidjan.<\/p>\n
Mr Ouattara remains blockaded in a hotel in Abidjan, protected by UN peacekeepers and former rebels who still control northern areas.<\/p>\n
November’s presidential vote was supposed to reunify the country, which has been divided between north and south since a conflict in 2002.<\/p>\n
Last month, the UN Security Council approved an additional 2,000 peacekeepers for Ivory Coast to bolster its 9,800-strong UN contingent.<\/p>\n
Mr Gbagbo accuses the UN and the international community of being biased against him.<\/p>\n
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