{"id":363649,"date":"2017-10-20T20:25:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T20:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=363649"},"modified":"2017-10-20T20:25:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T20:25:07","slug":"nca-shows-mercy-slashes-fm-stations-fines-by-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/nca-shows-mercy-slashes-fm-stations-fines-by-50\/","title":{"rendered":"NCA shows mercy; slashes FM stations’ fines by 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"
In an act of leniency, the Ministry of Communications and the National Communications Authority (NCA), have slashed the fines for the sanctioned commercial FM Broadcasting stations by 50 percent.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0stations\u00a0have thus been given additional 30 days to pay the\u00a0slashed fines.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”zEGlsB2fVy2K0ryARPFvaaMCMN76T1v5″]\u201cDefaulting Commercial FM Broadcasting Stations that were fined by the NCA have also had their fines reduced by 50%. They have 30 days from 20th October, 2017, to pay the 50% reduced penalties or have their authorizations revoked,\u201d a statement from the NCA said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is the expectation of the Ministry and the Authority that all defaulting FM stations will take advantage of this opportunity and ensure compliance within the shortest possible time,\u201d the NCA added.<\/p>\n
For the 34 sanctioned stations that had their licenses revoked because their\u00a0authorizations\u00a0had\u00a0expired, they have been given 10 days to petition the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful<\/p>\n
“The stations in this category have the option to petition the Honourable Minister for Communications for a review of the revocation of their Authorisation within 10 days from Friday, 20th<\/sup> October 2017. After receipt of their petitions, they will be reviewed on a case by case basis, following which the Minister will determine the applicable sanctions.”<\/p>\n