The Laws of Zambia
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
SECTION 25-THE ZAMBIA NATIONAL BROADCASTING
(LICENSING) REGULATIONS
Statutory Instrument
178 of 1993
Act No. 13 of 1994
Regulations by the Minister
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Zambia National Broadcasting
(Licensing) Regulations.
2.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Band III" means a very high frequency (VHF) television band from 174 MHZ to
238 MHZ;
"Band IV" means (UHF-Ultra High Frequency) sixteen channels are available from
470 to 582 MHZ;
"Band V" means (UHF-Ultra High Frequency) forty channels are available from 582
to 862 MHZ;
"Commercial television station" means any UHF or VHF station, other than those
classified by the Minister as non-commercial or educational and other than
the stations frequency and amplitude for the purpose of providing FM
reception to the general public;
"FM/TV booster stations" means FM broadcasting booster stations that operate to
retransmit the signals of FM radio broadcasting signals of FM radio
broadcasting stations by amplifying and reradiating such signals without
significantly altering any characteristics of incoming signals other than its
amplitude;
"international broadcasting station" means transmissions by international
broadcasting stations which are licensed by non-governmental entities and
are intended to be received by the general public in foreign countries;
"low power television station" means a television station that transmits
programmes and signals of a TV broadcasting station and originates
programmes or operates as a subscription service;
"TV translators" means a station operated to transmit programmes and signals of a
television broadcasting station without significantly altering any
characteristics of the original signal other than its frequency and amplitude
for television reception to the general public;
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