The Minister for Communications, Computerized Innovation, and Advancements, Samuel Nartey George, has uncovered that 57 radio stations chance having their frequencies suspended for breaching administrative necessities.
Talking to writers on Monday, Walk 24th, 2025, the Serve clarified that the suspension would serve as a remedial degree instead of a total shutdown. Agreeing to him, the influenced media houses will be given a chance to settle their administrative infringement and comply with the conditions of their licenses.
“The other six stations are portion of a add up to of around 63 radio stations whose frequencies will not be repudiated but or maybe suspended,” he expressed.
“We suspended the primary six since we cannot permit a circumstance where media houses ridicule controls and claim that, due to press opportunities, they are not required to meet the conditions of their licenses,” he included.
Be that as it may, there’s a few alleviation for the influenced stations. President John Dramani Mahama has mediated, encouraging specialists to forgo all fines forced on them. Serve George guaranteed that a time period would be given to the media associations to regularize their operations some time recently their frequencies are reestablished.
“In this occasion, there are noteworthy fines to be paid, but once once more, President Mahama has mediated, asking that we postpone all those fines. We’ll give them with a time outline to cure their situation,” Sam George highlighted.
In a positive development, three of the six stations that were at first suspended have submitted the specified archives to the controller. The Serve affirmed that these stations would have their frequencies reestablished before long.
The government’s move highlights the fragile adjust between press opportunity and administrative compliance. Whereas a few media advocates may contend that suspending stations undermines free speech, the Service demands that implementing controls is fundamental to guarantee dependable broadcasting.