The National Media Commission (NMC) has disclosed that fake lottery and occultism, dominated unlawful and unethical content violations in the second quarter of November, 2023.
In a report released by the Executive Secretary of the NMC, the regulatory body noted that, “In the specific categories of unlawful and unethical content, fake lottery increased six-fold (676%) while occultism doubled (105 %),”
The report further stated that, money doubling and money rituals decreased significantly.
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“On the contrary, money doubling decreased by 23% while money rituals decreased by16%,” the report revealed.
The second part of November, the NMC reports, saw an increasing trend of 64.7% in the overall number of reported cases of unethical and unlawful content on the airwaves above the first fortnight report released on November 16, 2023.
According to the NMC the following stations were the top ten against whom complaints were made: Adwenpa TV, Asonafo TV, Elephant TV, X TV, Diamond TV, Big TV, Passion TV, Funny TV, Best TV, and Energy TV.
The complaints range from fake lottery, occultism, money doubling, money rituals and inappropriate sexual contents.
The report also listed some stations caught in the act of repeating the offenses even after being publicly cautioned.
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.
The Commission stated in its report that regulatory action would be taken against them without further reference to them if their offenses reoccur.
“On the related case of Onua TV and Onua FM, the Commission has filed a notice of suspension of authorization with NCA after the extended time expired without the stations apologizing or withdrawing their offensive content,” The Commission reiterated.
“They have subsequently filed a case in court claiming a right to carry the content the Commission finds offensive. The Commission will continue to update the public on the issue,” the report explained.
The Commission is encouraging the public to continue to collaborate with them by calling the toll-free number 0800-419-666, to draw our attention to any content they consider unacceptable by the standards of media ethics, Ghanaian culture, traditions and norms.
Story by Ruth Abla Adjorlolo
