In the latter half of November 2023, there was a notable surge of 64.7% in reported cases of unethical and unlawful content on Ghanaian airwaves.
This is according to a joint report issued by the National Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communications Authority (NCA).
This percentage increase surpassed the figures reported in the first-fortnight report released on November 16, 2023.
“In the specific categories of unlawful and unethical content, fake lottery increased six-fold (676%) while occultism doubled (105 %),” a joint statement signed by Executive Secretary for the NMC, George Sarpong, read.
On the contrary, money doubling decreased by 23% while money rituals decreased by 16%.
The NMC and NCA faulted 12 television stations for carrying out the offensive broadcast. They are Asomafo TV, Adwenpa TV, Diamond TV, X TV, Funny TV, Big TV, Passion TV, Elephant TV, Best TV, Energy TV, Nkabom TV and Seekers TV.
Consequently, the National Media Commission (NMC) has issued a final warning to media houses that engage in offensive broadcasts, cautioning them that regulatory actions may be taken against them in the future.
“The following stations who were cited in our fortnight report continued to carry out their offensive broadcast after we publicly cautioned them. They should take note that this constitutes their final warning. Regulatory action may be taken against them without any further reference to them.”
The overall data on issues complained against by the NMC and NCA is as follows:
The top 10 stations against whom complaints were made were the following:
