TV Station Shut Down For Broadcasting Explicit Content

Posted by: Suubi Anne in News April 29, 2021

The communication authority in Kenya has shut down a TV Station for broadcasting explicit content. Apparently, Mt. Kenya Tv broadcasted content that had sexual, drug abuse and violent content during a children’s program.

“The Licensee acknowledged that the content aired was indeed inappropriate for the watershed period. The licensee attributed the violation to a content mix-up in the control room. However, they failed to explain how the offensive content had found its way into the content server.” A statement from the authority boss Mercy Wanjau reads.

The authority argues that airing the ‘Free Jimmy’ animated movie was a breach on broadcasting regulations.

“The Authority has established that the airing of the animated movie, ‘Free Jimmy’, was in blatant breach of the Broadcasting Regulations, the Programme Code, and the terms and conditions of the station’s broadcasting license,”

Consequently, they are going to shut down the station for a period of four weeks. Not only that but also pay a sum of $4,600 as a fine to the communication authority. Meanwhile, all the journalists of the station are going to undergo mandatory training. This is before the regulator re-opens the station for operations again.

The station apologized via its social media platforms to the public and promised not to make such blunders again. They promised to review their editorial policy and make sure children are protected from explicit content.

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