SARAJEVO, Feb 6 (Hina) - The Independent Media Commission (IMC) in Bosnia-Herzegovina has issued permanent permits for most radio and television stations, commencing the first phase of regulating the chaotic media in this country. IMC
director Krister Thelin said Tuesday the first phase of permit issuing was completed for the Tuzla area. A total of 64 regional radio and television stations have applied for permits and only 20 of them have received the broadcast permits. Thelin said equal criteria was applied to all of them which had the goal to establish the quality of programmes, as well as financial and technical working conditions. All stations which have not met the set preconditions have two weeks in which to file a complaint. Should the complaint not be accepted they will have to cease broadcasting, he stressed. Thelin said the said ratio will be the same all over Bosnia as an enormous number of stations are broadcasting th
SARAJEVO, Feb 6 (Hina) - The Independent Media Commission (IMC) in
Bosnia-Herzegovina has issued permanent permits for most radio and
television stations, commencing the first phase of regulating the
chaotic media in this country.
IMC director Krister Thelin said Tuesday the first phase of permit
issuing was completed for the Tuzla area.
A total of 64 regional radio and television stations have applied
for permits and only 20 of them have received the broadcast
permits.
Thelin said equal criteria was applied to all of them which had the
goal to establish the quality of programmes, as well as financial
and technical working conditions.
All stations which have not met the set preconditions have two weeks
in which to file a complaint. Should the complaint not be accepted
they will have to cease broadcasting, he stressed.
Thelin said the said ratio will be the same all over Bosnia as an
enormous number of stations are broadcasting their programmes in an
irregular manner.
Bosnia-Herzegovina currently has more than 280 radio and
television stations which sets a world record in relation to the
number of citizens as well as the territory in which they are
active, Thelin said, announcing the IMC will begin issuing
permanent permits for media in the Brcko district.
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