Are citizens able to form broadcast (radio and TV) media entities?
(Score: 69) In practice, the government does not create barriers to form a broadcast (radio and TV) media entity. Comments: There is no such barrier to forming a broadcast (radio and TV) media entity, legally and politically. There is much more media presence especially after the second people’s movement of 2006. A number of private television channels are in operation. The trend of establishing new television channels continues as Terai TV has already started broadcasting whereas a couple of new television channels, including News 24, are in the offing. Similarly, there are more than 20 commercial and community FM radio stations in the Kathmandu valley alone. The number beyond the Kathmandu valley is also large. However, Nepal has yet to amend the laws and regulations on broadcasting in the spirit of the guarantees provided by the Interim Constitution and the recommendations of the Media Commission. The outcome has been rapid but haphazard growth in licensing new broadcasters, especia
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