The Laws of Zambia
(a)
comply with the provisions of the Radio Communications Act;
(b)
fully describe the proposed technical facilities which he wishes to establish;
(c)
demonstrate his financial ability to construct the station and operate it for a
period of at least one year; and
(d)
indicate the type of programmes he wishes to show or air, and, if the station
is not an international broadcasting station, it shall also indicate the
economic, social and cultural events in Zambia.
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(2) The Minister shall issue a licence in the form set out in the Third Schedule on
completion of the construction of the broadcasting station.
(3) The licence shall be valid for a period of seven years or such shorter period as
the Minister may determine in any particular case or class of cases.
5.
The Minister shall declare in the Gazette and the national media-
(a)
any broadcasting and frequency available within a period of twelve months,
for use in a particular area; and
(b)
the type of station proposed and the assigned power levels.
6. (1) An application for a construction permit to build a broadcasting facility shall
be in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule.
(2) The Broadcasting and Construction Permit licence shall be in the form set out in
the Fifth Schedule.
(3) The Minister may allow extension of time where circumstances beyond the
control of the contractor prevent the completion of construction in the time specified in the
permit.
(4) A confirmation of a broadcasting licence shall be in the form set out in the Sixth
Schedule.
(5) The Minister may make changes or modifications to the confirmation licence to
comply with international treaties and agreements.
(6) The licence or the right to use the frequency is not transferable.
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