Two radio stations affiliated to the opposition National Democratic Congress – Radio Gold and Radio XYZ – have been taken off the air, Starrfm.com.gh. has observed.
The stations have been off air since Thursday afternoon.
It comes after officials of the National Communications Authority and some police personnel stormed the premises of Radio XYZ Thursday afternoon.
Some workers of Radio XYZ have confirmed to Starr News that the police team led by the NCA official came to their office.
The development comes in the wake of the invitation of the National Democratic Congress chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo over some recent crimes in the country.
Meanwhile, the NCA has in a statement said it is shutting down stations who have defualted in renewing their licenses
“Radio stations operating without valid authorisations as determined by the 2017 FM Broadcasting Audit are being shut down with immediate effect as enforcement action in view of the decision of the Electronic Communications Tribunal.
“Following the FM Spectrum Audit in 2017, some stations were found to be in default and were fined by the Authority. However, some of the stations in default were not satisfied and proceeded to the various courts; Electronic Communications Tribunal (ECT) and the High Court to appeal against the NCA’s decision.
“This resulted in a decision by the ECT in 2018 which reviewed the status of expired FM Radio Broadcasting Authorisations and which ruled among others that Companies whose authorisations had expired reverted to the same position as a fresh applicant. While some stations shut down following this decision, others did not,” the statement said.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
