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Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Samuel Nartey George, has described the broadcasting sector as standing at a “crossroads between survival and demise”, urging industry stakeholders to embrace compliance, innovation, and responsibility.
Delivering a keynote address at a high-level media forum, the minister warned that non-operational and non-compliant stations risk losing their authorisations as the government enforces stricter spectrum regulation.
“Apply for renewal on time. Pay your fees. Comply with the technical regulations. As your presenters hold the government to account, please ensure that you also maintain your authorisations in good standing,” he cautioned.
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The minister lamented the growing spread of money-doubling schemes, pornographic shows, and dubious religious broadcasts, stressing the urgent need to “clean up the airwaves”.
“Charlatans parading as men of God, money-doublers, and sexually explicit shows cannot be allowed to soil the innocence of our national airwaves. There must be sanity,” he declared.
Beyond compliance, the minister highlighted five priority areas for the sector’s future:
- Enforcement of authorisation conditions.
- Embracing digital convergence and hybrid broadcasting.
- Investment in local content and fact-checking.
- Adoption of emerging technologies such as AI and 5G.
- Benchmarking against global best practices.
He emphasised that the vibrancy of Ghana’s media—with over 700 FM stations and more than 100 TV channels—must be matched by quality, responsibility, and innovation, not just numbers.
“We must restore the glory of what it meant to be a broadcast journalist. There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and shame the devil,” the minister concluded.
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