Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsAmendment Standard Terms and Conditions for Class Licences, 2021Schedule 1 : Class Broadcasting Licences10B. Provisions for Low Power Sound Broadcasting Service Programming |
| (1) | A Low Power Sound Broadcasting Service licensee must not provide news and current affairs programming. |
| (2) | A Low Power Sound Broadcasting Service licensee must provide programmes intended for the specific coverage area, for example, shopping malls, sports grounds, show grounds, drive-in movie theatres, old age homes, places of worship, or any other like service. |
Ownership and Control
| (3) | No foreign person or entity must directly or indirectly exercise control over a Low Power Sound Broadcasting Service licensee in any way whatsoever. |
| (4) | No person or entity that has an interest in an existing broadcasting licensee must directly or indirectly exercise control or have an attributable interest in a Low Power Sound Broadcasting Service licensee. |
Advertising and Sponsorship
| (5) | A Low Power Sound Broadcasting Service Licensee must source advertising and sponsorship from within the coverage area. |
| (6) | Advertising must be limited to a minimum of eight (8) minutes and a maximum of fourteen minutes (14) per hour. |
| (7) | The provisions of 5 and 6 must not apply to specific services related to the delivery of audio attached to a specific presentation, performance or event, for instance, at drive-in movie theatres or any other like service the Authority may deem appropriate. |
| (8) | All broadcasters must adhere to the Advertising Standards Authority’s Code as specified in section 55 of the Electronic Communication Acts as amended. |
| (9) | All broadcasters must adhere to the Authority’s Advertising, Infomercials and Programme Sponsorship Regulations, 1999, or any amendment or replacement thereto. |
Technical Standards and Specifications
| (10) | A Low Power Sound Broadcasting Service licensee must adhere to the Authority’s regulations relating to the technical standards and specifications applicable to sound broadcasting services. |
| (11) | A Low Power Sound Broadcasting Services licensee must ensure that the antenna height is ten (10) metres above average surrounding terrain. |
[Regulation 10B inserted by section 10 of Schedule 1 of Notice No. 131, GG44328, dated 25 March 2021]