NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CROATIAN TELEVISION STATIONS ESTABLISHED ( Editorial: --> 1246 )

( Editorial: --> 1246 ) PLITVICKA JEZERA, Nov 16 (Hina) - Following a two-day working meeting of representatives of Croatian local television stations in the "Plitvice" hotel at Plitvice Lakes, the president of the newly-established 'National Association of Croatian Television Stations', Zvonimir Kabelka, and the president of the association's supervisory board, Miljenko Vinkovic, held a news conference on Sunday. According to Kabelka, there are 10 local television stations in Croatia. Speaking of the aims of the association, Kabelka said that it should help solve several problems which local television stations faced in their work. The association should adopt a joint stand on the concessions as the Croatian telecommunications council imposed the highest concessions in Europe, Kabelka and Vinkovic told reporters. The association would work on improving working conditions of local televisions stations as well. Kabelka added that seven television stations - ATV Split, TV Zadar, TV Nova Pula, TV Moslavina from Kutina, TV Cakovec, Vinkovacka Television and the Independent Istrian Televisions from Pazin - were included in the association. Three television stations - OTV, Slavonska Television and Television Marjan - did not join the association as leaders of these stations had different views on certain parts of the association's statute regarding the financing. (hina) mš 161502 MET nov 97