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1 NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY LIST OF AUTHORISED TV STATIONS IN GHANA AS AT DECEMBER Television (TV) broadcasting service is a broadcasting service consisting of the transmission of visual images or other visible signals, with or without accompanying sounds, where the visual images are such that sequences of them are seen as moving pictures. TV services may be transmitted over cable, terrestrial wireless or satellite platforms. Page 1 of 18

2 SUMMARY OF TELEVISION STATIONS IN GHANA NO. TYPE OF TELEVISION SERVICE TOTAL NO. OF AUTHORISED STATIONS Page 2 of 18 TOTAL NO. OF STATIONS TOTAL NO. OF STATIONS NOT ON AIR 1. Analogue Terrestrial Television Digital Terrestrial Pay Television (Service only) 3. Digital Terrestrial Pay Television (Service and Frequency) 4. Digital Terrestrial Television (Network only) 5. Digital Terrestrial Free-To-Air Television 6. Digital Terrestrial Radio Service on TV Multiplex 7. Satellite Television Broadcasting (Pay TV Direct-To-Home Bouquet) 8. Satellite Television Broadcasting (Free-To-Air Direct-To-Home Bouquet) Satellite Television Broadcasting (Free-To-Air Direct-To-Home Single Channel) Digital Terrestrial Television additional Services (eg. Teletext, etc) 11. Digital Terrestrial Mobile Television Service (Stand-alone Authorisation) 12. Digital Cable Television Television over Internet Protocol (Pay TV) TOTAL NO. OF AUTHORISED TV STATIONS

3 TABLE 1 - ANALOGUE TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION STATIONS 1 NO. COMPANY TRADE 1. GHANA CORPORATION 2. TV 3 NETWORK 3. METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION 4. TELEVISION AFRICA LTD. 5. CRYSTAL RADIOVISION NETWORK LTD. GTV AUTHORISATI ON 1968 BY NLCD 226, FREQUENCY BAND OF OPERATION TV3 17 September 1996 VHF AREA(S) OF OPERATION VHF Nationwide HOUSE P. O. BOX 1633, TEL : FAX ; /221149/ regional capitals (has a UHF gap filler in Accra) METRO TV 5 September 1997 VHF 10 regional capitals TV AFRICA 21 November 1995 VHF Greater Accra Eastern Central Western Ashanti CRYSTAL TV 1995 UHF Greater Accra Eastern Ashanti P. O. BOX M83, TEL : / FAX : NO. 59, JOSIAH TONGOGARA STREET, NORTH LABONE P. O. BOX C 1609 CANTONMENTS. TEL: FAX: talamtv@ghana.com 30 SOBUKWE ROAD P. O. BOX NORTH TEL: / FAX: / target@africaonline.com.gh PLOT 2, BLOCK U, ASOKWA P. O. BOX 9219 AHINSAN, KUMASI TEL: /21582 FAX: / crystal@africaonline.com.gh COMMENT(S) Station On Air & simulcasts in Digital. Operates 8 additional digital programme channels Station On Air & simulcasts in Digital Station On Air & simulcasts in Digital Station On Air & Station On Air with three programme channels & simulcasts in Digital 1 Analogue Terrestrial Television Stations are TV stations that is transmitted as analogue waveforms and received using common aerials on a TV set. These stations are being migrated from analogue to digital to comply with the Geneva 2006 Agreement of the International Telecommunications Union. Page 3 of 18

4 NO. COMPANY TRADE AUTHORISATI ON FREQUENCY BAND OF OPERATION AREA(S) OF OPERATION 6. NET 2 TV NET 2 TV 7 April 2004 UHF Greater Accra Eastern 7. INDEPENDENT TV 8. K & N INVESTMENT E-TV GHANA 9. VIASAT LTD. 10. THREE ANGELS NETWORK GHANA TOP TV 1 April 2008 UHF Greater Accra 19 October 2006 UHF Greater Accra Eastern VIASAT 1 22 February 2008 UHF Greater Accra Eastern Central Western Ashanti P. O. BOX X.272 FNT KUMASI P. O. BOX CT CANTONMENTS P.O. BOX CT 5976 CANTONMENT,. GO 22 AVIATION HOUSE AIRPORT RESIDENTIAL AREA P.O.BOX ABN 11 August 2008 UHF Not on Air P.O.BOX BT 103 TEMA 11. MULTIPLE CONCEPTS GH ONE 5 January 2009 UHF Greater Accra 12. SMART MULTIMEDIA LIGHT TV 23 December 2008 UHF Greater Accra Ashanti 13. U2 COMPANY LTD. UTV 20 January 2009 UHF Greater Accra Ashanti 14. INTEGRATED MEDIA XCHANGE (IMX) B824/10 FEO EYEO STREET INDUSTRIAL AREA P. O. BOX CT 3855 CANTONMENTS P. O. BOX SN 150 SANTASI - KUMASI COMMENT(S) Station On Air & Station On Air & simulcasts in Digital Station On Air & simulcasts in Digital Station On Air & simulcasts in Digital Station Not on Air but Station on Air & Station on Air & P. O. BOX 17470, Station On Air & simulcasts in Digital - 7 January 2009 UHF Not on Air P. O. BOX MB 639, MINISTRIES POST OFFICE, Station not on Air but Page 4 of 18

5 NO. COMPANY TRADE 15. THE CARDINAL FOUNDATION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING (CAFDIL) 16. CENTRE FOR INTERCULTURAL LEARNING TALENT & DEVELOPMENT, AGORO 17. GREAT KOSA COMPANY LTD. 18. EMPIRE NETWORK 19. HBA TV & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 20. C TELEVISION 21. ORAKLE ADVERTISING AUTHORISATI ON FREQUENCY BAND OF OPERATION AREA(S) OF OPERATION CAFDIL 11 February 2005 UHF Central ARCHDIOCESAN SECRETARIAT, P. O. BOX 112, CAPE COAST COASTAL TV KANTANKA TV 16 October 2007 UHF Central P. O. BOX 711, CAPE COAST 27 August 2008 UHF Greater Accra P. O. BOX 8901, NORTH - 9 May 2008 UHF Not on Air P.O. BOX AN7041 -NORTH - 24 June 2008 UHF Not on Air c/o EBENEZER AMAKYE MINTAH COMMENT(S) Station on Air & Station on Air & Station on Air & Station not on Air but Station not on Air but CTV 3 October, 2008 UHF Not on Air P. O. BOX , Station not on Air but - 10 November, 2008 UHF Not on Air P. O. BOX VT 4471 Station not on Air but Page 5 of 18

6 TABLE 2 - DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL PAY TELEVISION (SERVICE AND FREQUENCY) 2 NO. COMPANY TRADE 1 CATV CABLE GOLD 2 CRYSTAL RADIOVISION NETWORK CRYSTA L TV FIRST AUTHORIS ATION PRESENT AUTHORISA TION FREQUENC Y BAND UHF (2 Multiplexes) UHF (2 Multiplexes) ADDRESS OF COMPANY P. O. BOX C 03057, TEMA P. O. BOX JT 57, JAMES TOWN AUTHORISED AREA OF OPERATION Greater Accra Greater Accra Eastern Ashanti Has 24 Programme channels Has 4Programme channels 3 WILSAD SUPPORT 4 GoTV GHANA FIRST DIGITAL UHF (2 Multiplexes) GoTV 14/4/ UHF (2 Multiplexes) P. O. BOX MC 1231, TAKORADI, WESTERN REGION PMB CCC 29, CANTONMENTS, Greater Accra Eastern Western Volta Ashanti Brong Ahafo Northern Upper West Upper East Central Greater Accra region Eastern Western Central Volta Brong Ahafo Northern Has 20 Programme channels Has 36 Programme channels 2 Television Broadcasting Service provided over the service provider s own wireless digital terrestrial television network and which requires television viewers to pay a subscription fee to watch the television service. The service provider obtains a frequency for the rollout of its own DTT transmission network infrastructure which shall be co-located Page 6 of 18

7 5 NOUR VISION GHANA LIMTED APRIL 26, 2016 APRIL 26, 2016 UHF (2 Multiplexes) P. O. BOX ST 11, AWUDOME Greater Accra, Eastern, Northern, Western, Ashanti TABLE 3 - DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL PAY TELEVISION (SERVICE ONLY) 3 NO. COMPANY 1 NEXT GENERATION BROADCASTI NG P. O. BOX CT 774, CANTONMENT S TRAD E Smart TV FIRST AUTHORIS ATION OF NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER GHANA CORPORATION ADDRESS OF COMPANY No. 3 Asafnetse Afua Street, Airport Residential Area P.O. Box CT 744 Cantonments, Accra AREA(S) OF OPERATION Greater Accra Ashanti Has 8 Programme channels 3 Television Broadcasting Service comprising of a bouquet of services provided over an independent/fourth party wireless digital terrestrial television network and which requires television viewers to pay a subscription fee to watch the television service. Page 7 of 18

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9 TABLE 4 - DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISION PROGRAMME CHANNEL NO. COMPANY TRADE 1. VIASAT G 2. THREE ANGELS 3. CRYSTAL RADIOVISION NETWORK Page 9 of 18 LOGICAL CHANNEL NUMBER (LCN) ADDRESS OF COMPANY VIASAT 1 FEBRUARY 26, /8 ABAFUN CRESCENT, LABONE PMB 74, OSU- CRYSTAL PRIME, CRYSTAL EXTRA, CRYSTAL PLUS CURRENTLY OPERATING ON BOTH THE ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL PLATFORM FEBRUARY 26, P. O. BOX 1163 STILL OPERATING ON THE ANALOGUE PLATFORM APRIL 6, , 8, 9 P. O. BOX 9219, KUMASI 4. NET 2 TV NET 2 APRIL 8, P. O. BOX 191, BURMA CAMP STILL OPERATING ON THE ANALOGUE PLATFORM CURRENTLY OPERATING ON BOTH THE ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL PLATFORM

10 NO. COMPANY TRADE 5. TV3 NETWORK 6. HBA TV & COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK GHANA Page 10 of 18 LOGICAL CHANNEL NUMBER (LCN) ADDRESS OF COMPANY TV3 APRIL 1, P. O. BOX M 83, AUGUST 10, P. O. BOX SU 355, SUHUM 7. U2 COMPANY U TV JULY 11, P. O. BOX 17470, 8. LPT SERVICES 9. ANGEL SERVICES 10. ORAKLE ADVERTISING ANGEL TV NOVEMBER 4, P. O. BOX DS 1891 OCTOBER 24, P. O. BOX 7453 KUMASI OCTOBER 19, P. O. BOX CT 4471 CANTONMENTS- CURRENTLY OPERATING ON BOTH THE ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL PLATFORM STILL OPERATING ON THE ANALOGUE PLATFORM CURRENTLY OPERATING ON BOTH THE ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL PLATFORM NOT. WILL OPERATE DIGITAL ONLY CURRENTLY OPERATING ON DIGITAL PLATFORM NOT. WILL

11 NO. COMPANY TRADE 11. C TELEVISION LOGICAL CHANNEL NUMBER (LCN) ADDRESS OF COMPANY C TV OCTOBER 18, P. O. BOX YK 851 KANDA - OPERATE DIGITAL ONLY CURRENTLY OPERATING ON BOTH THE ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL PLATFORM TABLE 5 - SATELLITE TELEVISION (PAY TV DIRECT-TO-HOME BOUQUET) 4 NO. AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY TRAD E AUTHORISATIO N 1. MULTICHOICE DSTV 14/4/ SENCHI STREET, AIRPORT RESIDENTIAL AREA,. PMB CCC 29 CANTONMENTS, TEL: FAX: service@gh01.mck.co.za 2. STRONG DIGITAL FREQUENCY BAND Ku Band COMMENT S MYTV 13/05/2008 Ku Band 4 Television Broadcasting Service comprising of a bouquet of services provided over a satellite transponder and which requires television viewers to pay a subscription fee to watch the television service. Page 11 of 18

12 TECHNOLOGIES LTD 3. SPARROW VISION P. O. BOX CT 1628, CANTONMENTS-. Ku Band 4. UNCAPPED VISION 5. HOMEBASE TV 6. PLASMA ENTERTAINMEN T P. O. CT 246, 7. MOBILE ZONE P. O. BOX OS 01859, Ku Band P. O. BOX GP 22022, INFO@HOMEBASETVGHANA.CO M Ku Band P. O. CT 246, Ku Band Ku Band P. O. BOX OD 431, ODORKOR. FROM AX75@YAHOO.CO M THE Page 12 of 18

13 TABLE 5 - SATELLITE TELEVISION (FREE-TO-AIR DIRECT-TO-HOME BOUQUET) 5 NO. COMPANY 1. MULTIMEDIA COMPANY LTD. 2. BENIE TV TRADE MULTI TV (DD-MM-YY) FREQUENCY BAND Ku Band 355 FAANOFA STREET, KOKOMLEMLE P.O.BOX GP THE ON AIR Ku Band P. O. BOX GP 1986, THE 3. EVOLUTION MULTIMEDIA GROUP Ku Band P. O. BOX 6027, CANTONMENTS- THE 4. CENTER TV Ku Band P. O. BOX 64, NKORANZA THE 5. CHAMPION 6. TOSH FOR ALL COMPANY 7. MEGA-CHOICE DIGITAL NETWORK Ku Band P. O. BOX N 150, NEW TAFO KUMASI Ku Band P. O. BOX CT 2047, CANTONMENTS, Ku Band P. O. BOX JT 57, JAMES TOWN, THE ON AIR THE THE 5 Television Broadcasting Service comprising of a bouquet of services provided over a satellite transponder and which is capable of being received without payment of subscription fees. Page 13 of 18

14 TABLE 6 SATELLITE TELEVISION (FREE-TO-AIR DIRECT-TO-HOME SINGLE CHANNEL) 6 NO. COMPANY TRADE (DD-MM-YY) TYPE OF SERVICE 1. Z TV ZTV Ku Band P. O. BOX LA 407, THE 2. CAPITALINE MULTIMEDIA 3. PRECIOUS TELEVISION 4. ROYAL IMAGE 5. PAN AFRICAN 6. BETHESDA MULTIMEDIA COMPANY 7. NEW MERCURY BROASCASTING CTV Ku Band P. O. BOX DS 1628, DANSOMAN, THE PTV Ku Band DTD 50, CANTONMENTS. THE RTV Ku Band P. O. BOX KS 1321, KUMASI THE PAN AFRICA TV PHILICO TV PROPHET 1 TV Ku Band P. O. BOX KN 4129, KANESHIE,. HAJSHIRAZ@GBANGU.COM Ku Band P. O. BOX 219,. BETHESDAMULTIMEDIA04@GMAIL.COM Ku Band P. O. BOX NEWMERCURY2007@YAHOO.COM THE THE THE 6 Television Broadcasting Service in which a single programme channel is broadcast over a satellite transponder and capable of being received without payment of subscription fees. Page 14 of 18

15 NO. COMPANY TRADE 8. UNITED SKY MULTIMEDIA 9. ROCK MEDIA COMPANY 10. THE ROCK TV CHANNELS 11. BUSINESS MEDIA AFRICA (BUSINESS 24 AFRICA) 12. MISSION AFRICA TV AND RADIO 13. ANGEL 14. GALAXY MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION 15. NEG FAMILY LIFE (ISRAEL TV) 16. SAHARA MULTIMEDIA GALAXY YV (DD-MM-YY) Page 15 of 18 TYPE OF SERVICE Ku Band P. O. BOX DTD 50, THE Ku Band P. O. BOX AH 1348, ACHIMOTA-. THE Ku Band P. O. BOX KN 1044, KANESHIE- THE Ku Band P. O. BOX TF 210 THE Ku Band P. O. BOX 30330, AIRPORT, THE Ku Band P. O. BOX KS 13875, KUMASI THE Ku Band P. O. BOX CT 7034 THE Ku Band P. O. BOX AN THE Ku Band P. O. BOX LG 931, THE 17. BBnZ LIVE Ku Band P. O. BOX 115, THE

16 NO. COMPANY TRADE (DD-MM-YY) Page 16 of 18 TYPE OF SERVICE 18. PENT TV Ku Band P. O. BOX LG 526, THE 19. MEGA INVESTMENT & COMMUNICATIONS 20. TRENDY ICON 21. OTV MG-TV Ku Band P. O. BOX 3, KASSEH-ADA THE Ku Band PMB 26, KANDA ESTATES, THE Ku Band P. O. BOX 4513, CANTONMENTS, THE 22. TOTAL TV Ku Band P. O. BOX NG 331, NUNGUA THE 23. COMET MEDIA 24. SMAVE COMPANY Ku Band P. O. BOX KIA 16392, THE Ku Band P. O. BOX KA THE 25. GOLD SCREEN Ku Band P. O.BOX KN 3095 THE 26. DAILY TELEVISION 27. KESSBEN TELEVISION Ku Band P. O. BOX GP 20777, THE Ku Band P.O. BOX 1568, KUMASI THE

17 NO. COMPANY TRADE 28. ROCKLAND NETWORK (DD-MM-YY) TYPE OF SERVICE Ku Band P. O. BOX DT 2292, ADENTAN THE 29. REJOICE MEDIA Ku Band P. O. BOX 11554, NORTH THE 30. OBINIM TV Ku Band P. O. Box KS THE 31. ASHANTI TV COMPANY 32. RAINBOW TV 33. HORAMA TELEVISION 34. ONYX MEDIA GROUP (HEALTH & SAFETY TELEVISION) 35. DOMINION TV 36. ASEDA TELEVISION HEALING JESUS TV Ku Band P. O. BOX AS 386, KUMASI THE Ku Band P. O. BOX CT 11175, THE Ku Band P. O. BOX KT 258, KOTOBABI THE Ku Band P. O. BOX KB 771, KORLE-BU THE Ku Band P. O. BOX KA 9527, AIRPORT - THE Ku Band P. O. BOX 1480, KUMASI THE Page 17 of 18

18 NO. COMPANY TRADE 37. CIADARA ENTERPRISE 38. OBUOBA NETWORK (DD-MM-YY) TYPE OF SERVICE Ku Band P. O. BOX 198 KANESHIE Ku Band H5, Patakuo Estates Dome Accra THE THE TABLE 7 DIGITAL CABLE TELEVISION 7 NO. AND (DD-MM-YY) 1. SIMBA MEDIA GHANA P. O. BOX TN 2121 TYPE OF CABLE(S) AREA OF OPERATION OPTICAL FIBER Greater Accra THE 7 Television Broadcasting Service where the distribution of television programs to subscribers is delivered by the means of coaxial cables or light pulses through fiber-optic cables and requires the payment of subscription fees. Page 18 of 18