[kictanet] MIDNIGHT DEADLINE FOR MEDIA HOUSES TO SWITCH OFF OR CAK SWITCHES THEM OFF

[Ngigi Waithaka]

Justice be done; though the heavens may fall!

Waithaka Ngigi

Alliance Technologies
Nairobi, Kenya

www.A1.io
On 13 Feb 2015 19:25, "Brian Munyao Longwe via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> I am 100% with CA on this one. Thumbs up!!!
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 5:04 PM, James Mbugua via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> TV Media Houses have until midnight tonight to switch off analogue
>> transmission and migrate to digital platform with immediate effect, the
>> Communications Authority has said.
>>
>> A tough talking Director General Francis Wangusi said following a ruling
>> by a full bench of the Supreme Court that migration deadlines remain as set
>> by the regulator that CA will forcibly switch off any media house that
>> fails to comply with the directive.
>>
>> In Nairobi and major towns, the media houses will have to switch off
>> immediately since the deadlines to migrate had been set for 31 December
>> 2014 and February 2, 2015.
>>
>> The third phase of the migration will be on 30 March when outlying towns
>> like Garissa, Kapenguria, Kabarnet, Migori, Voi and Namanga will be finally
>> switched off analogue.
>>
>> Three media houses, Nation (NTV), Royal Media (Citizen TV) and Standard
>> Group (KTN) have been transmitting analogue signals after obtaining
>> temporary orders from the Supreme Court to continue doing so until their
>> case was determined.
>>
>> Sitting in Nairobi, the Supreme Court issued the ruling that:
>>
>> (i)                  That the analogue switch-off timelines remain as
>> scheduled by the Authority
>>
>> (ii)                That the Supreme Court has withdrawn orders earlier
>> issued to allow the three broadcasters to continue broadcasting on the
>> analogue platform
>>
>> (iii)               That the Authority restores the self-provisioning
>> authorization and the requisite frequencies issued to the three media
>> houses READ MORE DOWN HERE...
>>
>>
>> http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2015/02/cak-to-three-media-houses-switch-off-or.html
>>
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