Digital, satellite broadcast: NCA must be proactive

Dear Editor,

Somewhere last year, we heard the story of two teenagers who allegedly murdered a playmate at Kasoa. According to preliminary investigations, a fetish priestess had asked them to bring human parts for money rituals.

When the incident was widely condemned, a section of the public blamed television and radio stations allocating airtime to fetish and occult groups.

The National Communication Authority (NCA) subsequently shut down some unlicensed television stations and others that aired disgusting and misleading content thus bringing some sanity to digital broadcast platforms.

During the Christmas holidays, I scanned channels and noticed stations that were still projecting the activities of ritualists. I spotted at least two channels running commentary on a so-called “brotherhood” and boldly displayed contact numbers to entice viewers.

I do not want to name the channels that are culpable of this practice but I believe the NCA is aware of television stations that continue to breach its broadcast and compliance guidelines. 

I, therefore, wish to remind the monitoring unit of the NCA to step up efforts to scrutinise programmes aired on digital platforms and blacklist those that are not up to standard.

Citizens deserve good content and regulatory bodies must ensure that only digital and satellite channels with great content are maintained on our airwaves.

Jones Kamasah,

Tetegu.