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CAP. 411A
[Subsidiary]
Broadcasting licence
fees.
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
7. The Commission may—
(a) prescribe fees payable for, among others, the broadcasting services
licence, application, renewal, transfer, annual licence fee and any
other fees related to the services; or
(b) exempt the public broadcasting services and any other licence
category from payment of any fees prescribed pursuant to paragraph
in (1).
Commencement of
broadcasting service.
8. A licensee shall, not later than fourteen days before commencement
of broadcasting services publish a notice in a newspaper, with wide circulation
in the licensee’s coverage area, containing—
(a) a statement on the licensee’s intention to transmit a broadcasting
service from a station in the licensee’s coverage area;
(b) the commencement date and time of transmissions;
(c) the assigned frequency or channel that the station shall operate
from;
(d) the station programming format;
(e) a statement inviting the members of the public to contact the
licensee in case any transmission by the licensee causes interference
with the services provided by other licensees; and
Renewal of licences.
Corr. 2010.
(f) the address and telephone number of the licensee.
9. (1) A licensee may, within a period of six months before the expiry
of its licence apply to the Commission for the renewal of the licence in such
manner as the Commission may prescribe.
(2) Where a licence is renewed, the applicant shall prior to the issuance
of the licence pay such fees as the Commission may prescribe.
Ownership and
control.
10. (1) No persons other than the public broadcaster shall be directly or
indirectly, entitled to more than one broadcast frequency or channel for radio
or television broadcasting in the same coverage area.
Provided the Commission shall prescribe a timeframe for existing stations
to comply with this requirement.
(2) The shareholding of a licensee shall at all times comply with the
Government’s Communications Sector Policy, as may be published from time
to time.
(3) A licensee shall, at least ninety days prior to effecting such change,
notify the Commission of any proposed change in ownership, control or
proportion of shares held in it.