ARLA/CLUSTER: Autoridades da África do Sul encerram radios comunitárias ilegais

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Crackdown on pirate radio stations in South Africa

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has shut
down a number of community-run radio stations across the country.

These radio stations were broadcasting without a valid licence, which
classes them as  “pirate� radio stations
<https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radio>.

The National Community Radio Forum (NCRF) – a member-run group advocating
for community radio – released a statement which criticised ICASA’s
decision to shut down community radios stations.

“The Central Executive Committee (CEC) has noted that this is the second
onslaught on the community radio sector, where over 40 stations have either
been shut down or threatened to be shut down,� said NCRF general secretary
Thabang Pusoyabone.

“The real threat to the community radio sector is that it has become easier
for the state to close community media projects. That is risky for media
freedom and diversity in South Africa.�

The NCRF demanded that ICASA rescind its decision to shut down these radio
stations and that the government spend at least 30% of its advertising
budget to support community media.

Read the full story at
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/324282-crackdown-on-pirate-radio-stations-in-south-africa.html
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