LUTUNDA RADIO BACK ON AIR

By Mark Ziligone:The Independent Broadcasting Authority -IBA- has with immediate effect lifted the broadcasting licence for Lutunda radio station in Kasama.IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma says the lifting of the suspension comes after the radio station met the conditions set by the authority.Ms. Mapoma says some of the conditions for the station was to conduct in-house training on basic journalism ethics, programme moderation skills, script writing and ethical broadcasting.She says the IBA was pleased to be invited to train members of staff and the board in ethical reporting and areas in which the radio station found challenges.Ms Mapoma said this in an interview with ZNBC News.On November 15, 2019 the IBA suspended the broadcast licence for Lutunda radio station for 30 days following unprofessional conduct in which the Station posed a risk to national peace and security.The Authority found that Lutanda radio station had breached the IBA Act by airing a programme deemed to promote tribalism and hate speech. Post Views: 2
News Source: ZNBC