Ghana - Renew Radio Broadcasting Authorizations License or Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Renew for Radio Broadcasting Authorizations license or permit in Ghana, the applicant must visit the National Communication Authority or Ministry of Communications. contact link.
2. Applicant must go to the national communication office in Ghana and obtain the renewal application form.
3. The applicant has to make sure 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.
4. After getting the Application form, fill it and submit to the commission the completed application form and requisite supporting documents as stipulated on the application form. And must be accompanied by the following documents.
   • Income tax clearance from Ghana revenue Authority.
   • A Copy of the previous Broadcasting License certificate and a receipt.
5. The receiving officer shall check for completeness of the form to ensure it meets the renewal licensing requirements and register your application as received.
6. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
7. The receiving officer will then issue you with a Payment Instruction Form, which the cashier will use to receive payment of the requisite application fees. Once payment is done, the Register of details of the application shall be updated on your application.
8. The receiving officer will forward the application and supporting documents to the next level for further scrutiny and confirmation that the application complies with all the requirements.
9. The Evaluation team will prepare a report of their evaluation and present a summary to the NCA for further consideration.
10. If an application is found satisfactory by NCA based on the evaluation report and recommendations or /not recommend the application for a renewal of a Licence, the Commission shall in accordance with the NCA decision perform the following tasks:
    • Where the application is not recommended for Renewal of a license, official communication shall be prepared informing the Applicant of the reasons the application was not successful and the requirements for the applications to be processed further, if applicable and
    • Where the application is recommended for renewal of a license, the process of gazette the application shall be initiated.
    • where CLC(communication Licensing Committee directs that the application be subjected for further processes prior to being recommended for license award, the applicant shall be accordingly updated if necessary.
11. For an approved renewal application, the commission shall accept such a renewal of the application if the applicant of FM station satisfies all the following:
    • Has been having a valid broadcasting license issued by NCA before renewal.
    • Has been compliant with the frequency authorization terms and conditions.
    • Has expressed interest to renew in writing in accordance to section 8(i) of the telecommunication (radio) regulation 2005.
12. The commission shall issue a renewable radio broadcasting license following successful inspection by the Commission after clearance of all outstanding fees/dues to NCA.
13. Generally, the processing time for this procedure is 30 working days.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Copy of expired license certificate
• A copy of the valid company registration certificate
• Previous instruction service manuals to enable technical personnel carry out the necessary re-installation, operation and maintenance of transmitter and other equipment.
• Previous Operational and maintenance log book that includes operational performance, maintenance works and changes made to the transmission equipment during maintenance or re-installations in the past period.
• Copy of an electrical installation clearance certificate
• Copy of Type approval certificates
• TIN Certificate
• Valid identification document
• Proof of payment (application fee).

Office Locations & Contacts

Location: Accra
Address: National Communications Authority
NCA Tower, KIA, 6 Airport By-pass Rd, Accra, Ghana
JR3F+FC Accra, Ghana
Complaint hotline: +233(0)307011419
Complaint email: [email protected]
Contact number- +233(0)302 776621/771701
Email id: [email protected]
GPS address: GL-126-7029
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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
5th & 6th Floors, MOC Office Complex
Abdul Diof Road, Ridge. Accra. Adjacent to Kofi Annan ICT Centre of Excellence
HR54+MX Accra.
Postal address: P.O. Box M38, Accra. Ghana
Digital Address: GA-079-0539
Telephone: 233-302-666465
Fax: 233-302-667114
Email id: [email protected]
Contact number: +233302666465
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Eligibility

• Any person(s) or company, society, and partnerships registered in Ghana can apply for a renewal licence. However, political parties, movements and human right activists are not eligible for a broadcasting licence.

Fees

• Application Fee (GHS.) (Payable when submitting renewal application form), GHS. 500,000.
• Initial Licence Fee (GHS.) (Payable after approval and before issuance of licence), GHS. 9,400,000 (Commercial Radio Stations)

Validity

• The license is valid for 2 years and renewable thereafter.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is 30 working days.

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Instructions

• Applicant should make sure to follow all instructions provided by concerned authorities properly.
• Applicant must complete their application forms before submitting it at the office, incomplete applications will be rejected.
• Applicant should provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name of applying entity
• Name of Station
• Name of Applicant
• Frequency
• Maximum power output of transmitter
• Transmitter Location
• Studio Location
• District of operation
• Postal Address
• Number of years in operation
• Date of expiry of broadcast License.
• Name(s) and Nationalities of Directors
• Applying entity’s contacts
• phone number
• postal address
• email address
• physical address
• Licence details
• Type of Licence.
• Provide the name of the area(s) you wish to provide the broadcasting service if different from the previous.
• Language of broadcast service.
• Station identity of broadcasting service.
• Status of previous application. (Approved or rejected or suspended)
• Whether any of the partners/ directors/ shareholders has a beneficial interest in any other business licensed to provide or operate telecommunication and or broadcasting services.
• If any previous license granted to you under the act been cancelled, suspended or modified.
• Referees details

Need for the Document

• The Communications Authority of Ghana is mandated to license all broadcasting service providers in accordance with the Ghana Information and Communications (Amendment) Act, 2013.

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