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NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY LIST OF AUTHORISED VHF-FM RADIO STATIONS IN GHANA AS AT THIRD QUARTER, 2019 Page 1 of 74 OVERVIEW OF FM RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN GHANA Section 2 of the Electronic Communications Act, 2008, Act 775 mandates that the National Communications Authority “shall regulate the radio spectrum designated or allocated for use by broadcasting organisations and providers of broadcasting services”; “… determine technical and other standards and issue guidelines for the operation of broadcasting organisations …” “… may adopt policies to cater for rural communities and for this purpose may waive fees wholly or in part for the grant of a frequency authorisation”. The Broadcasting service is a communication service in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public. The sound broadcasting service involves the broadcasting of sound which may be accompanied by associated text/data. Sound broadcasting is currently deployed in Ghana using analogue transmission techniques: Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Frequency Modulation (FM). Over the last two decades, AM sound broadcasting has faded, leaving FM radio as the only form of sound broadcasting in Ghana. FM radio broadcasting stations are classified for the purpose of regulatory administration of the service towards the attainment of efficient use of frequency. The following is the classification of FM radio broadcasting stations in Ghana. (1) Classification by Purpose: a) Public – all stations owned and operated by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and/or any other station established by the Government of Ghana by a statutory enactment. b) Public Foreign – stations established by Foreign Governments through diplomatic arrangements to rebroadcast/relay content from foreign countries e.g. BBC, RFI, VoA. c) Commercial – those that are privately owned and operated for profit and controlled privately by independent commercial groups or individuals d) Community - a non-profit broadcasting service provided for a specific marginalised community by a radio or television station whose ownership and management are representative of the community for which the service is provided e) Campus – a station operated within the ambit of educational institutions (2) Coverage classification: a) Maximum coverage radius is 45km for Commercial and Public Foreign FM radio broadcasting stations. Page 2 of 74 b) Maximum coverage radius for Community and Campus FM radio broadcasting stations is 5km. In cases where the definition of the community and the terrain require a variation, the Authority shall make extensions to the coverage area but this shall not exceed 25km in any case. c) There is no coverage limitation on the Public FM radio broadcasting stations. d) The signal strength at the periphery of the coverage circle/contour with the authorised radius shall not exceed 54 dB(µV/m). This does not mean the station cannot be heard beyond the circle/contour, because the ITU Recommendation BS.412-9 gives a field strength requirement of 34 dBμV/m for ‘acceptable’ service. The Geneva 1984 Agreement governing Sound Broadcasting services in the frequency band 87.5 – 108 MHz sets the field strength of 54 dB( V/m) as the threshold for coordination of the FM radio broadcasting service in the frequency band. (3) Location classification: a) Urban Type 1: - For the major metropolitan assemblies e.g. Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi. b) Urban Type 2: For the other metropolitan cities that are not as economically viable as the above cities such as Tamale and Cape Coast, as well as the other regional capitals such as Koforidua, Sekondi, Ho, Bolgatanga, Sunyani, and Wa. c) Sub-Urban Type 1: For the capital of some municipal assemblies and some major towns, e.g. Tarkwa, Oda, Berekum etc. d) Sub-Urban Type 2: For locations that have moderate economic activity and moderate population, including some district capitals such as Bibiani, Sefwi Bekwai, Somanya etc. e) Rural - The rest of the country. Page 3 of 74 NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY SUMMARY STATISTICS OF FM STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY AS AT THIRD QUARTER, 2019 NO. NAME OF REGIONS TOTAL NO. PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMUNITY CAMPUS COMMERCIAL TOTAL NO. TOTAL NO. AUTHORISED (FOREIGN) IN NOT IN OPERATION OPERATION 1 ASHANTI 68 2 1 8 3 54 56 12 2 BONO 44 1 - 3 2 38 34 10 3 BONO EAST 23 2 - 3 - 18 21 2 4 AHAFO 4 - - 1 - 3 3 1 5 CENTRAL 34 2 - 9 3 20 28 6 6 EASTERN 36 2 - 4 1 29 31 5 7 GREATER ACCRA 52 2 3 3 4 40 50 2 8 NORTHERN 35 3 - 8 2 22 23 12 9 SAVANNAH 7 3 - 3 - 1 7 0 10 NORTH EAST 6 1 - 4 - 1 2 4 11 UPPER EAST 22 2 - 8 1 11 16 6 12 UPPER WEST 24 2 - 7 2 13 18 6 13 VOLTA 40 3 - 5 1 31 28 12 14 OTI 8 1 - 3 - 4 7 1 15 WESTERN 57 2 1 4 2 48 41 16 16 WESTERN NORTH 17 3 - - - 14 16 1 TOTAL 477 31 5 73 21 347 381 96 Page 4 of 74 ASHANTI REGION S/N NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY DATE OF FIRST DATE OF LAST ASSIGNED STATUS LOCATION TYPE OF AUTHORISATION RENEWAL FREQUENCY (TOWN/CITY) STATION AUTHORISATION 1. KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF 24 – 09 – 09 94.3MHZ ON AIR KUMASI CAMPUS FM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RADIO FOCUS) POST OFFICE TEL: 032 - 2023137/2023534 FAX:032 - 2023137 2. GHANA BROADCASTING CORPORATION. 18 – 02 – 94 89.9MHZ ON AIR KUMASI / JAMASI PUBLIC FM (GARDEN CITY RADIO) C/O BOX 1633, ACCRA TEL:032-2022331/2022332 FAX:032-2022050 3. GHANA BROADCASTING CORPORATION. 18 – 02 – 94 92.1MHZ ON AIR KUMASI PUBLIC FM (GARDEN CITY RADIO) C/O BOX 1633, ACCRA TEL:032-2022331/22332 FAX:032-2022050 4. STARCOM BROADCASTING LIMITED. 23 – 11 – 95 88.3MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (SPIRIT FM) BOX CT 3850 CANTONMENTS TEL:032 -2025716/234651 FAX: 032-2021983 5. OTEC LIMITED. 30 – 09 – 96 102.9MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (OTEC FM) BOX 2665, KUMASI TEL:032-2026383/2027433 FAX:032-20274432 6. ASHH FM LIMITED 21 -11 – 96 19 – 04 – 17 101.1MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (ASHH FM) P.O.BOX KS 9999 TEL: 032 - 2038571-3 EMAIL: [email protected] 7. NEW MERCURY BROADCASTING LTD. 14 - 05 – 97 12 – 03 – 15 91.5MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (NEW MERCURY FM) BOX SS157, KUMASI TEL: 0243354096 Page 5 of 74 S/N NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY DATE OF FIRST DATE OF LAST ASSIGNED STATUS LOCATION TYPE OF AUTHORISATION RENEWAL FREQUENCY (TOWN/CITY) STATION AUTHORISATION 8. CITY FM RADIO LTD. 14 – 04 – 97 98.7 MHZ ON AIR KUMASI, NHYIESO COMMERCIAL FM (SUNSUM FM) P. O. BOX CT 3850, CANTOMENT TEL : 03220202571/ 0540666999 EMAIL: [email protected] 9. MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTING COMPANY. 22 – 12 – 97 99.5 MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (LUV FM) BOX 17207, ACCRA TEL: 032 – 2021577-80 / 0243382431 EMAIL: [email protected] 10. F -GAINT LIMITED. 27 – 05 – 98 97.9MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (FOX FM) BOX 5867, KUMASI TEL : 0208686868 11. ADANSI COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 28 – 04 – 98 98.1MHZ ON AIR OBUASI COMMERCIAL FM LTD. (SHAFT FM) BOX 32, OBUASI TEL:0244429042 12. NHYIRA MEDIA LIMITED 6 – 08 – 99 104.5MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (NHYIRA FM) P. O. BOX 17207 ACCRA TEL : 0243382431 FAX : 0322021578 EMAIL : [email protected] 13. FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 06 – 02 – 02 19 – 12 - 2016 107.5MHz NOT ON KUMASI COMMERCIAL (REAL FM) AIR P.O.BOX DM 145 ACCRA TEL: O244850773/0244412383 / O572291687 Email:[email protected] 14. SEKYERE FM 18 – 06 – 02 94.1MHZ ON AIR EJISU COMMERCIAL FM (METRO FM) P. O. BOX 16 ASOTWRE-ASANTI TEL : 0268318331 EMAIL: [email protected] Page 6 of 74 S/N NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY DATE OF FIRST DATE OF LAST ASSIGNED STATUS LOCATION TYPE OF AUTHORISATION RENEWAL FREQUENCY (TOWN/CITY) STATION AUTHORISATION 15. ZURIA FM LTD. 13 – 02 – 02 88.7MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (ZURIA FM) C/O BOX 40 R7 RAILWAYS, KUMASI TEL: 032 – 2051995/0322020223/0242079673/0207 524940 FAX : 0322020223 EMAIL : [email protected] 16. KWAME YEBOAH FRIMPONG LTD. 29 -07 -02 105.3MHZ ON AIR KONONGO COMMERCIAL FM (VIRGINCITY FM) P. O. BOX AN 354 ACHIMOTA, ACCRA TEL.: 032- 2124004 / 2124055 FAX: 032 - 2124075 17. ALLIANCE FRANCAISE D’KUMASI (RFI) 30 - 07 – 02 08 – 02 – 17 92.9MHZ ON AIR KUMASI PUBLIC(FOREIGN FRENCH COUNSELLOR FOR COOPERATION, ) AMBASSADE DE FRANCE, ACCRA (RFI RADIO) 18. NKOSUO RADIO LTD. 24 – 06 – 02 15 – 04 - 16 95.3MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (BOHYE FM) P. O. BOX KS113645 KUMASI TEL : 0322041870/0322047234/0501337001 19. E. I. B. NETWORK (GH) LIMITED 28 – 02 – 02 30 – 09 - 16 106.9MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (ULTIMATE FM) P. O. BOX 15084 ACCRA-NORTH TEL:0544815031 FAX: 032 - 207012005 20. MIGHTY RADIO LTD. 13 – 02 – 02 91.1MHZ NOT ON KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (NEW MIGHTY RADIO) AIR P. O. BOX 112 MAMPONG, ASHANTI TEL : 0242753658 Page 7 of 74 S/N NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY DATE OF FIRST DATE OF LAST ASSIGNED STATUS LOCATION TYPE OF AUTHORISATION RENEWAL FREQUENCY (TOWN/CITY) STATION AUTHORISATION 21. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, 02 - 09 – 02 105.1MHZ ON AIR KUMASI CAMPUS CAMPUS FM KUMASI CAMPUS (MYND FM) P. O. BOX 1277, ACCRA TEL : 0244406722 FAX: 032 - 2050039 22. FREEDOM FM LTD. 28 – 06 – 02 23 – 03 – 16 87.9MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM (FREEDOM FM) P. O. BOX 1369 KUMASI TEL: 032 - 2030056/ 020-8114268 23. DULCET BROADCASTING LIMITED 04 – 03 – 02 100.3MHZ ON AIR KONONGO COMMERCIAL FM (KINGS FM) P. O. BOX 3927 KONONGO TEL: 0249994913 24. NANA AKOSUA OFORIWAA & COMPANY 28 -11 – 02 89.5MHZ ON AIR KUMASI COMMERCIAL FM LTD.