The National Communications Authority (NCA) has approved the grant of a total of 133 FM radio broadcasting authorization which include new applications from firms whose FM radio stations were closed down after the 2017 FM Audit.
In a statement from the NCA dated, October 12, 2021, it read “The Governing Board of the National Communications Authority (NCA), at a Board meeting held on 11th October, 2021, approved the grant of a total of One Hundred and Thirty Three (133) FM radio broadcasting authorization which include new applications from entities whose FM radio stations were closed down after the 2017 FM Audit as well as existing stations which applied for renewal of their expired FM Radio broadcasting authorization”.
According to the Authority, the approval from the Board is subject to the applicants attending a sensitization workshop on the terms and conditions of FM radio broadcasting authorization.
“The workshop shall clarify the legal, regulatory, and technical requirements for the establishment and operation of an FM Radio Broadcasting station”, the statement added.
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