The National Communications Authority (NCA), has embarked on an exercise to shut down forty-nine Television Stations for operating without Authorization.
It forms part of a continuous monitoring exercise conducted on various Satellite Free to Air Television platforms using the Broadcast Monitoring System, BMS and the Radio Spectrum Monitoring System, RSMS.
The monitoring revealed that some channels were operating without valid Authorizations contrary to Section 2(4) of the Electronic Communications Act 775 of 2008.
As a result, forty-nine channels have been identified to be operating without valid Authorization from the Authority and have been shut down accordingly.
TV stations that have been identified to be in violation include Thunder TV, Power TV, Kiss and Cash TV.
According to the NCA, the exercise is being done in conjunction with the Ghana Police Service and National Security Intelligence Operatives. The NCA says it will continue monitoring to ensure that the use of spectrum is done in an efficient manner.
