The government has stopped issuing new FM radio licenses in various nine districts including Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur saying the number of frequency distributed had reached a saturation point.
Minister for Information and Communications Shanker Pokharel decided to stop issuing new FM radio licenses in Sunsari, Chitwan, Kaski, Rupandehi, Banke and Parsa districts, in addition to the three districts in Kathmandu valley, Friday.
Likewise, the government has also decided not to issue new FM licenses for radio stations with more than 100 watts capacity.
The decisions were taken as per the recommendations made by a committee formed to study the state of frequency distribution of FM radios and make suggestions for improvement.
More than 300 licenses for FM radio operation have been distributed.
However, only 182 of them have come into operation so far. nepalnews.com

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