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About fifteen television stations have received a warning from the National Media Commission (NMC) telling them to stop airing any content that isn’t considered appropriate.
The NMC issued a warning, stating that failure to heed their own advice will have dire implications.
The public filed complaints against these TV stations for airing programming that was deemed inappropriate by Ghanaian culture, customs, and standards as well as media ethics.
X TV, Asomdwie TV, Funny TV, Advice TV, Big TV, Passion TV, Nkabom TV, Seekers TV, Elephant TV, Adwenpa TV, Eagle TV, Best TV, Energy TV, Diamond TV, and Asomafo TV are a few among them.
“For the stations listed above, we hereby serve them notice to cease and desist from those activities otherwise there will be severe consequences,” the NMC stated in a statement released on Thursday.
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The Commission stated that in order to find and fix deficiencies in broadcast material, it worked with the National Communications Authority (NCA) to produce the study.
It showed that 318 occurrences in all had been reported by members of the public. The panel stated that of the events that were reported, 224 involved money-doubling; 83 involved money rituals; 24 involved fictitious lotteries; 18 involved occult practices; and 13 involved pornography.
The remaining accusations included individuals attempting to defraud others of their money and false loan scams.
According to the NMC, the public will be briefed shortly on its decision about the TV stations mentioned above.
In the meantime, the commission promised to make its decision about Onua TV/Radio public shortly.
Due to an inciting broadcast, the NMC sent Captain Smart and Onua Radio/TV a final warning.
The NMC said in a news release on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, that Captain Smart had called the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and other Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) commanders “beasts” in a recent broadcast.
The NMC added that Captain Smart had asserted—without providing any proof—that these commanders had embezzled funds intended for soldiers participating in peacekeeping missions.
The broadcast was deemed “dangerous” and “unprofessional” by the NMC. Additionally, it mentioned that Onua Radio/TV had been forewarned by it in December 2022 about encouraging violence against the state, but the station had done nothing to address the matter.
The NMC granted Captain Smart and Onua Radio/TV until November 19, 2023, to:
– Withdraw the insults and apologize to the CDS and his commanders
– Apologize to the Ghanaian public for the use of vulgar language
– Put in measures to stop the dangerous behavior of the station and improve the station’s capacity for regulatory compliance
