Parly concerned over high broadcasting licence fees

THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media has expressed concern over the high licence application fees charged on prospective broadcasters wishing to set up radio stations in the country.

Committee chairperson, William Dewa told journalists attending World Radio Day commemorations in Bulawayo on Monday that the exorbitant fees were unsustainable.

“We will continue to talk to the government to review the (application) fees so as to allow other players to come in,” he said.

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