Regulatory body advertises for broadcasting licenses
Eligible and qualified individuals and/or organizations have an opportunity to own broadcasting stations in Malawi following advertisement by the country’s Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) for broadcasting applications.

According to communication from MACRA, interested applicants may apply for any of the following types of Broadcasting Licenses:
 
•           Community Sound Broadcasting License;
•           Private National Sound Broadcasting License;
•           Private Local (Regional) Sound Broadcasting License;
•           Private National Television License;
•           Private Local (Regional) Television License.
 
The advertisement comes hot on the heels of pirate radio stations that have been operating in Mulanje and Mangochi districts in the Southern part of Malawi and Kasungu district in the Central part of Malawi. The pirate broadcasters have been operating using simple gadgets, an indication that the communities in various districts across the country are hungry for information.
 
The advertisement for broadcasting licenses has also given an opportunity to MISA-Malawi which is facilitating the establishment of a Community Radio station in Mulanje district. This was after traditional leaders and representatives of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) as well as officials from Mulanje district Assembly resolved to push for a community radio in the district. The radio, according to the traditional leaders, will be known as ‘Mulanje Community radio’.
 
Currently, Malawi has four Television stations and 21 licensed radio stations. The country’s communications regulatory body only advertises for broadcasting licenses when frequencies are available. //END//

 
Reagan Malumo
Programme Officer: Media Freedom Monitoring and Research
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Regional Secretariat
21 Johann Albrecht St
Private Bag 13386
Windhoek
Namibia
Phone: +264 61 232 975
Fax: +264 61 248 016
Mobile: +264 81 311 2626

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