Fake lottery content increased by over 600% on TV, and occultism rose by 105% in November.
The second part of November 2023 witnessed an increased rate of 64.7% of reported cases of unethical and unlawful content on the Ghanaian airwaves, according to a joint report released by the National Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communications Authority (NCA).
According to the two entities, this figure is higher than the first-fortnight report released on November 16, 2023.
The NCA and NMC stated in their November monthly report that “the second part of November saw an increasing trend of 64.7% in the overall number of reported cases of unethical and unlawful content on the airwaves above the first-fortnight report released on November 16, 2023.”
The NCA and NMC disclosed in their report that fake lottery increased sixfold to 676%, while occultism doubled to 105%.
“In the specific categories of unlawful and unethical content, fake lottery increased sixfold (676%) while occultism doubled (105%),” the NCA/NMC said in their report.
Money doubling and money rituals, according to the entities, decreased, respectively.
“On the contrary, money doubling decreased by 23% while money rituals decreased by 16%.”
The NMC has therefore given a final warning to media houses that carry out offensive broadcasts, warning that regulatory action may be taken against them in the future.
“The following stations who were cited in our fortnight report continued to carry out their offensive broadcasts after we publicly cautioned them. They should take note that this constitutes their final warning. Regulatory action may be taken against them without any further reference to them.”
The media houses cited for carrying out offensive broadcasts include:
1. Asomafo TV
2. Adwenpa TV
3. Diamond TV
4. X TV
5. Funny TV
6. Big TV
7. Passion TV
8. Elephant TV
9. Best TV
10. Energy TV
11. Nkabom TV
12. Seekers TV
The NMC encouraged the public to continue to collaborate with them by calling the toll-free number 0800-419-666, to ‘draw our attention to any content they consider unacceptable by the standards of media.
