The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced that 57 radio stations risk having their frequencies suspended for violating regulatory requirements.
According to the Minister, the suspension is meant to give affected media organizations a chance to address their regulatory breaches before resuming operations.
Speaking to journalists, he revealed that three out of the six radio stations recently suspended would have their frequencies restored in the coming days.
He further explained that these six stations are part of a broader group of about 63 stations facing suspension rather than revocation of their frequencies.
“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’ve suspended the first six, I will be coming to the house to brief the house fully on the outstanding ones,” he said.
He emphasized that the ministry cannot allow media houses to disregard regulations under the pretext of press freedom while failing to comply with their licensing conditions.
” I have engaged the Ghana independent Broadcasters Association, I have engaged the Media Foundation for West Africa, and they are fully aligned with the processes that we are undertaking, because we cannot have a situation where media houses would flout the regulation and say that because of press freedom the conditions for their licenses, will not be met,” he added.
