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The National Communications Authority (NCA) has suspended the operations of nine radio stations across Ghana for violating broadcasting regulations, following the expiration of a special 30-day grace period granted by President John Dramani Mahama.
The grace period, part of an amnesty initiative, was meant to give defaulting stations an opportunity to correct regulatory infractions without facing immediate sanctions. However, the NCA says several stations failed to take advantage of the window to regularise their operations.
Six stations – Donplus Multimedia Limited (Ho), Dreams Ghana Media Limited (New Abirem), Jam Multimedia Limited (Kintampo), Jewel Group Limited (Duayaw Nkwanta), Kpandai Star Community Radio (Kpandai), and Unique Gateway Communication Limited (Nkawkaw) – did not take any remedial action within the stipulated time and have therefore been suspended.
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Additionally, three stations operated by Wontumi Multimedia Company Limited – in Accra (95.9 FM), Kumasi (101.3 FM), and Takoradi (101.3 FM) – have been taken off air for unauthorised use of Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL) frequencies and operating from unapproved transmitter locations. These breaches, the NCA noted, contravene Regulation 54 of the Electronic Communications Regulations, 2011 (L.I. 1991) due to the lack of a valid Certificate of Compliance.
The Authority emphasised that it will continue to closely monitor broadcasting activities nationwide to ensure full compliance with licensing conditions and Ghana’s broadcasting laws.
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