Taiwan: National Communications Commission urged to stop radio station raids

Several Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators in Taiwan yesterday urged the National Communications Commission (NCC) to stop raiding unregistered radio stations.

DPP Legislator Sandy Yen told a press conference that the government had to take care of radio stations regardless of their size.

“The right thing for the NCC to do would be to help these radio stations get certified [by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications] and let them continue serving the public,” she said.

She held the press conference along with several owners of non-certified stations yesterday to highlight public opposition to the NCC’s crackdown on unregistered radio stations in central and southern Taiwan since last month’s mayoral elections.

The terminology used to describe the radio stations has also become a partisan issue, with opposition supporters generally referring to them as “unregistered,” and government supporters calling them “illegal.”

Source: Media Network

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