Minister Samuel Nartey George has announced that 57 radio stations in Ghana are at risk of having their frequencies suspended due to regulatory breaches.
However, this suspension is not intended as a punishment but rather as an opportunity for the media organizations to rectify their mistakes and comply with the regulations before resuming operations.
In a press conference on March 24, the Minister explained that three out of the six radio stations that were recently suspended will have their frequencies restored soon.
These stations were part of a larger group of 63 radio stations that were found to be non-compliant with regulatory requirements.
The Minister emphasized that the suspension is not meant to stifle press freedom but rather to ensure that media houses adhere to the conditions of their licenses.
By suspending the licenses, the Ministry is giving the radio stations a chance to remedy their breaches and comply with the regulations.
“The other six stations are a part of a total number of about 63 radio stations whose frequencies are not going to be revoked but are going to be suspended. We suspended the first six because we cannot have a situation where media houses would flout the regulation and say that because of press freedoms, the conditions for their licenses will not be met.”
“I will be suspending the licenses, offering them the opportunity to remedy the anomaly in their cases. The six that were affected in the first phase, three of them have indicated to us and brought to the regulator the documentation required for the restoration of their frequencies and I will be authorizing the restoration of their frequencies.”
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