Ghana - Apply for Community Radio License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Community Radio License in Ghana, the applicant must go to the National Communications Authority office contact link
2. Applicant must download the application form from this Link
3. Applicant must be obtain, complete and submit the relevant application forms together with the appropriate application fee.
4. The applicant has to make sure that he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful and they can be found under the "Required Documents" section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. The national communication authority will acknowledge in writing, receipt of the application.
7. The national communications authority will evaluate the application and respond to the applicant in due course.
8. After the applicants get their notification from the NCA office, then, he/she goes to the NCA office and get their license.
9. Generally, the processing time for this procedure takes 60 days.

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Required Documents

Attached Documents (to be attached by Applicant)

• A completed application form link
• Cover Letter
• Receipt
• Evidence of the Financial Resource to establish the station (First time applicant only)
• Evidence of community support (Applicable to community radio applicant)
• Tax Clearance Certificate (Renewal only)
• Soft copy of the antenna pattern text file
• Any Other Relevant Document(s)

Office Locations & Contacts

National Communications Authority
Address: Head Office
No. 6 Airport City
KIA, Accra, Floors 1-2, 4-9
GL-126-7029
Postal address: P. O. Box CT 1568, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Contact number: +233 (0)30 277 1701 / 20 058 8568 / +233 (0)30 277 6621/ 50 145 1522/ 50 152 8375
Complaint hotline: +233(0)307011419
Complaint email: [email protected]
Contact number- +233(0)302 776621/771701
Email id: [email protected]

Address: Accra Office
No. 1, 1st Rangoon Close, Switchback Road,
Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
GL-060-2379
Postal address: P. O. Box CT 1568, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Contact number: +233 (0)55 336 9862/ 55 343 2215
Complaint hotline: +233(0)307011419
Complaint email: [email protected]
Email id: [email protected]

Address: Bolgatanga Office
Zorbisi Zaare Residential Area in Bolgatanga Municipality
UB-0034-8536
Private Mail Bag, Bolgatanga, Upper East Region
Contact number: +233 (0)38 202 1141
Email id: [email protected]

Address: Koforidua Office
Plot No. 31, Sector 5,
Block C along the Galloway Road
EN-001-4621
Private Mail Bag, Koforidua, Eastern Region
Contact number: +233 (0)34 202 8380/ 34 202 8382
Email id: [email protected]

Address: Sunyani Office
House No. 83, North Nkwabeng
BS-0032-6614
Postal address: P. O. Box SY125, Sunyani, Brong Ahafo Region
Contact number: +233 (0)35 202 7564
Email id: [email protected]

Address: Tamale Office
Watherson Residential Area, Plot No. 3 & 4,
Tamale
NT0027-8191
Postal address: P. O. Box TL 1590, Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana
Contact number: +233 (0)37 202 8105/ 37 202 0104
Email id: [email protected]

Address: Kumasi Office
Plot No. 2, Library Close, Kumasi
AK-063-2250
Postal address: P. O. Box KS 10768, Kumasi, Ashanti Region
Contact number: +233 (0)32 202 0014/ 32 202 0018
Email id: [email protected]

Address: Ho Office
Plot No. 75, Stadium Road, Kabore Junction, Ho
VH-0006-0554
Postal address: P. O. Box HP1576, Ho, Volta Region
Contact number: +233 (0)36 202 6339
Email id: [email protected]
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Eligibility

• It should be explicitly constituted as a 'non-profit' organisation and should have a proven record of at least three years of service to the local community.

Fees

Fees details can be obtained by downloading the form from this fees link

Validity

• Community Radio License validity is for 10 year.

Documents to Use

Link

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 60 days.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• In exercise of the powers conferred on the minister responsible for communication by section 97 of the electronic communication Act, 2008, (Act 775) these regulations are made this 17th day of February, 2011.

Required Information

• Application Fee
• Receipt No
• Date
• Type Of Application
• Administrative Information(to be filled by Applicant)
• Geographical information
• Station Specific Technical Information
• Details of equipment
• Antenna details
• Implementation plan
• Declaration
• Signature of the applicant

Need for the Document

• A Radio license provides the applicant with a unique frequency on which he/she can operate his/her radios legally and securely.

Information which might help

• Community radio is when local people produce and broadcast their own programs and participate in operating the station. It is community space for people to meet and collaborate. It is extraordinarily fun and often life changing. It typically leads to individual creativity and self-empowerment.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Link

Others

More information which might help people.