Ghana’s Communications Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has cracked down on non-compliant radio stations, announcing the potential suspension of 57 frequencies.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, March 24, George revealed that three of the six recently suspended radio stations would have their frequencies restored.
This decision comes after the stations submitted the necessary documentation to rectify their regulatory breaches.
“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,” George explained.
“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” he added.
George emphasized that the suspension is an opportunity for the affected stations to comply with regulations. “I will be suspending the licenses, offering them the opportunity to remedy the anomaly in their cases,” he said.
“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.”