The National Media Commission (NMC) has cited 44 television (TV) stations for broadcasting unethical, indecent and offensive content.
A public announcement by the NMC has directed owners of the 44 stations to meet with the commission on Thursday, October 31, 2024. "Owners of the media houses are invited to a discussion with the National Media Commission on the regulatory implications of their broadcast content," the announcement stated.
The Executive Secretary of the NMC, George Sarpong, in an interview with the Daily Graphic, disclosed that the television stations were cited because they broadcasted content on pornography, indecency, fake lottery, occultism, money doubling claims, and money rituals.
He explained that the 44 stations were found to have broadcasted the impugned content during a regular joint monitoring by the commission and the National Communications Authority (NCA). "We have actively been doing media monitoring.