Samuel Nartey George, the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, has revealed that 57 radio stations are at risk of having their frequencies suspended due to regulatory violations.
He explained that the suspension is meant to give these media organizations a chance to address their regulatory breaches before they can resume their operations.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, March 24, George also mentioned that three of the six radio stations recently suspended would have their frequencies reinstated in the coming days.
“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 authorising the restoration of their frequencies.”
