THREE GBC CHANNELS MUST SHUT DOWN NOW FROM THE DDT PLATFORM

Ministry Of Communication Has Ordered GBC To Cut Down Number Of Channels To Three In 2 Months

The minority through its member of Communications Committee Sam George has accused the minister of stampeding the work of the state broadcaster.

But speaking to the media the communications minister explained she is well within her rights to take the decision aimed at freeing up space and reducing for maintenance of the DTT platform.

According to her, the NMC cannot compel the ministry to take back the directive.

“The fact still remains that the sole multi channel through which broadcasting can be transmitted in this country for now is full to capacity, there is absolutely no redundancy on it, for us as a country it is dangerous to be in this situation.

“Pending the acquisition of an additional multiplex which will provide for more capacity on that and it has absolutely nothing to do with spectrum…it is the multiplex which has capacity challenges and not spectrum and until such time as we acquire an additional multiplex to provide channels for broadcasting in this country, we have no other means of doing so and so a responsible ministry in a responsible government has take the only means available to it at this time to sit with those who have excess capacity on that multiplex to cede some of it for the security of our own state.”

Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh