The lone private radio station in Region Ten, 104.3 Power FM, has been threatened with being taken off the air because it has not paid broadcasting licence fees.
Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon made the announcement on April 3rd, at the monthly statutory meeting of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC). Solomon said the management of the radio station is experiencing difficulty in paying the annual broadcasting licence fee of $2.5M.
While pointing out that the radio station, which operates from Richmond Hill, Linden, started operating late last year, Solomon said that it has been billed for $5M since the broadcasting licensing authority is not charging the station from when it commenced operations but from the time it was