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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF FM BROADCASTING FREQUENCIES, CANCELLATION OF LICENCE OFFERS AND


REJECTION OF LICENCE APPLICATIONS
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory authority for the ICT industry in Kenya with responsibilities in 13. RUBEN CENTRE RUBEN
telecommunications, cybersecurity, e-commerce, broadcasting and postal/courier services. CA is also responsible for managing the 14. COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED COIL
country’s numbering and frequency spectrum resources, administering the Universal Service Fund (USF) as well as protecting interests 15. HEROES FM & TV LIMITED HERO FM
of users of ICT services. 16. ONAGI COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION ONAGI
17. YEPCHINIT FM RADIO / TELEVISION LIMITED KONG’ASIS
The Authority wishes to draw the attention of the listed broadcasters, applicants of broadcasting licences and the general public 18. ZANIRA COMPANY LIMITED MWARIAMA FM
to provisions of Clause 46C and the Fifth Schedule of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998 (KICA CAP411A), that 19. BENREE INVESTMENT LIMITED KEGOCHO
provides for a transition period for broadcasting permits granted by the Government to the licensing regime administered by the 20. MOI UNIVERSITY MU FM
Authority. 21. MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA-fm123 MMU FM
22. MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNLOLOGY MMUST FM
TAKE NOTICE that the Authority has commenced regulatory actions against the following listed broadcasters and applicants of 23. EASTERN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS LIMITED SYOKIMAU FM
broadcasting service provisioning licences for failure to comply with the relevant requirements as provided for in the Act. 24. KE-WI MEDIA LIMITED RADIO SAHARA
25. EGERTON UNIVERSITY EGERTON
1. REVOCATION OF FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENTS TO PERMIT HOLDERS WHO ARE YET TO APPLY FOR BROADCASTING LICENCES 26. MILAMBO BAJONA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MILAMBO BAJONA
27. GO COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED  ONE FM
The Authority has initiated the revocation process for FM frequencies assigned to the following listed 4 broadcasters who are holders 28. FAITH MINISTRIES AND CHURCHES INTERNATIONAL THE JUST LIVETH
of expired broadcasting permits and are are yet to apply for broadcasting licences as prescribed by the Authority in accordance with 29. MAIN BRIDGE BROADCASTING LIMITED MAIN BRIDGE
the Act. 30. RADIO FURAHA LIMITED RADIO FURAHA
31. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (EA) LIMITED KISIMA FM
S/N BROADCASTER’S NAME STATION ID 32. KENYATTA UNIVERSITY KU 99.9 FM
1. KOCH FM KOCH FM 33. ICIRCLE MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED EMURIA FM
2. RETO WOMEN ASSOCIATION SERIAN 34. AFRICAN NOTHERN BROADCASTING SERVICES LIMITED RISALA FM
3. RWARE COMMUNITY MULTIMEDIA CENTRE RWARE 35. AIR MEDIA KENYA LIMITED NRGRADIO
4. WESTERN MEDIA SERVICES LTD WESTERN 36. DONTECH LIMITED THIIRI FM
37. FOCUS LOGISTICS LIMITED MIDNIMO FM
2. REVOCATION OF FM FREQUENCIES ASSIGNED TO NON-PERMIT HOLDERS WHO ARE YET TO APPLY FOR BROADCASTING 38. OSIENALA - FRIENDS OF LAKE VICTORIA RADIO LAKE VICTORIA
LICENCES 39. SMART WENDO LIMITED  WENDO FM
40. MASENO UNIVERSITY EQUATOR FM
The Authority has initiated the revocation process for FM frequencies assigned to the following listed 18 broadcasters who are non-
41. KENYA INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION KIMC
permit holders and are yet to apply for broadcasting licences as prescribed by the Authority in accordance with the Act. 42. TRICHEM HOLDINGS LIMITED TRICHEM
43. HOMA BAY MEDIA SUNSET FANS (CBO) RADIO SUNSET
S/N BROADCASTER’S NAME STATION ID 44. CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED CAPITAL FM
1.   ATAABA HOLDINGS LIMITED ATAABA 45. NEURAL DIGITAL BROADCASTING LIMITED RADIO UMOJA
2. CHUKA UNIVERSITY CHUKA UNIVERSITY 46. SOUTH WEST MEDIA LIMITED SOUTHWEST MEDIA
3. HAKI FM LIMITED HAKI 47. WAJEER COMMUNICATIONS WAJIR RADIO
4. HOMETRACK KENYA LIMITED HOMETRACK 48. VOICE BROADCASTING NETWORK LIMITED VBN FM
5. NEEMALI VISION ENTRPRISE LIMITED NEEMALI 49. DUOND NGIMA MEDIA GROUP CBO KAKUMA FM
6. JOKANYO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION JOKANYO 50. WESTERN NYOTA TELEVISION LIMITED WESTERN NYOTA BUSIA FM
7. KIPKAA NETWORK LIMITED KIPKAA 51. AMAZING VOICE OF VICTORY MINISTRIES VOICE OF VICTORY FM
8. MARAKWET WEST WOMEN EMPOWERMENT NETWORK (MAWEN) MAWEN 52. SIMBA SPECTRUM LIMITED SIMBA FM
9. MEDIA ONE LIMITED MEDIA 1 53. HC CAPITAL CONSULT LIMITED TARAJI FM
10. MISOFT LIMITED MISOFT 54. ABBA FAITH CHURCH ABBA FM
11. MWARIAMA FM & TV LIMITED MWARIAMA FM 55. VIJANA WA NGUVU CBO MAKUTANO FM
12. NJIWA MEDIA SERVICES QOOLLY 56. STARWAVE INVESTMENTS LIMITED WASYA FM
13. RON TV INTERNATIONAL LIMITED RON 57. MIDZI INVESTMENT LIMITED MIDZI FM
14. REDEEMED GOSPEL CHURCH INC REDEEMED 58. CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP KENYA FAITH FM
15. RONGO UNIVERSITY RONGO 59. ACTION AFRICA HELP KENYA REF FM
16. UJUZI NA BIASHARA CBO UJUZI 60. LAMU YOUTH ALLIANCE RADIO LAMU FM
17. CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION CORNERSTONE
18. ATLANTIC EDGE LIMITED EDGE 5. CANCELLATION OF LICENCE OFFERS FOR COMMERCIAL FREE TO AIR TELEVISION LICENCE
The Authority has cancelled the licence offers for the listed 19 applicants who had applied for Commercial Free-to-Air (FTA) Television
3. REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL AND COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCASTING LICENCES AND SUBSEQUENT broadcasting licences but failed to comply with licence offer conditions within the offer timeline as prescribed by the Authority in
REVOCATION OF FM FREQUENCIES accordance with the Act.
The Authority has initiated the rejection of licence applications for commercial and community radio broadcasting services by the listed
S/N LICENSEE NAME STATION NAME
24 applicants for failing to comply with related licensing requirements as presecribed by the Authority such as clearing outstanding 1. BEVERLY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED SHADE TV
regulatory fees among others. The rejection of the applications is accompanied by notice of revocation of the FM frequencies that are 2. CASAMOKO CONTRACTORS LIMITED ENE TV
assigned to the applicants. 3. CHANNEL FORTY THREE MEDIA COMPANY YOUTH TV
4. EQUITORIAL MULTIMEDIA GROUP LIMITED EQUITORIAL MULTIMEDIA GROUP TV
S/N LICENSEE NAME STATION NAME 5. GREEN MEDIA LIMITED NAIROBI TV
1. MILLENNIUM MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED RADIO MIKAYI 6. HALIFAX GROUP AFRICA LIMITED HALIFAX TV
2. GUTEITHIA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED THAYU FM 7. INTEL PROJECTS LIMITED INTELLIGENT TV
3. TRIMAX MEDIA HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED GETU FM 8. LE DEUX REPUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED LE DEUX REPUBLIC TV
4. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KITALE MITUME (KITALE) 9. LINKERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED KIZA TV
5. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF EMBU KIMURI (EMBU) 10. MUSLINE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED PARASTATAL TV
6. CATHOLIC DIOCECSE OF MOMBASA RADIO TUMAINI (MOMBASA) 11. THREE STONES LIMITED THREE STONES TV
7. CATHOIC DIOCESE OF NGONG OSOTUA (NAROK) 12. TOUCH MEDIA AFRICA LIMITED MOTHER & CHILD TV
8. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF HOMABAY RADIO ARISE (HOMABAY & MIGORI)) 13. TRACE ADVERTISING LIMITED BAZAAR TV
9. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MALINDI BAYANA FM 14. TABOIYAT MEDIA SEVICES LIMITED TABOIYAT TV
10. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MERU WEGA FM (MERU) 15. FAITH BASED MEDIA GROUP LIMITED TUZUNGUMZE TV
11. KONONIA COMMUNITY REGISTERED TRUSTEES RADIO DOMUS (KERARAPON) 16. FURNACE MEDIA NETWORKS LIMITED CURRENT FLAMES INTERNATIONAL TV
12. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NAKURU - RADIO UMOJA RADIO UMOJA (KABARNET) 17. EDGELOCK SECURITY LIMITED SMART TV
13. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NYERI RADIO MARIA NYERI 18. POKOT TV POKOT TV
14. CATHOLIC DICOESE OF MARALAL JANGWANI (MARALAL) 19. MOON GALAXY MEDIA NETWORKS LIMITED BURURI TV
15. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MARSABIT JANGWANI (MARSABIT)
16. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF LODWAR AKICHA (LODWAR) 6. CANCELLATION OF LICENCE OFFERS FOR SUBSCRIPTION BROADCASTING SERVICE
17. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ISIOLO RADIO SHAHIDI (ISIOLO)
18. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ELDORET UPENDO FM (ELDORET) The Authority has cancelled the licence offers for the listed 3 applicants who had applied for Subscription Broadcasting Service licences
19. THOKOA GROUP LIMITED NTHOKOA but failed to comply with licence offer conditions within the offer timeline as prescribed by the Authority in accordance with the Act.
20. VOICE OF PEACE LIMITED PEACE FM
21. KONONIA COMMUNITY REGISTERED TRUSTEES MTAANI RADIO (KAWANGWARE) S/N LICENSEE NAME TYPE OF LICENSE
22. CATHOLIC DIOCES OF KITUI THOME (KITUI) 1. LANCIA DIGITAL BROADCAST LIMITED IP TV
23. WAUMINI COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED RADIO WAUMINI 88.3FM 2. RAIA TELEVISION NETWORK LIMITED IP TV
24. MARIASHONI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOGOT FM 3. QATKEN DIGITAL LIMITED CABLE TV
In accordance with Section 46C of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, it is illegal to provide any form of broadcasting
4. CANCELLATION OF LICENCE OFFER AND REVOCATION OF FM FREQUENCIES service in Kenya without a license issued by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). Contravention of this requirement attracts
The Authority has initiated the cancellation of licence offers to the listed 60 applicants for radio broadcasting licences following their a fine not exceeding KShs. 1,000,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both.
failure to comply with the licence offer conditions within the licence offer period as prescribed by the Authority in accordance with
the Act. The cancellation of licence offer is accompanied by notice of revocation of the FM broadcasting frequencies assigned to the TAKE NOTICE that application for broadcasting service licences are done using the standard licence application form downloadable
applicants. from the Authority’s website https://www.ca.go.ke/industry/broadcasting/broadcasting-application-forms/ together with other
requisite documentation.
S/N LICENSEE NAME STATION NAME
1. KENYA SUSTAINABLE HEALTH AID CBO KESHA TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that failure to comply with licensing requirements as notified in writing to each broadcaster and applicant
2. WINAM COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION WINAM listed in this notice within 30 days will imply that the affected party is no longer interested in providing the said broadcasting services,
3. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NAKURU RADIO AMANI and as such, the Authority shall proceed to revoke the assigned FM frequency(s) and shut down the associated broadcasting services
4. ELGONET COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED KALYA FM without further reference to the broadcaster or the applicant
5. GULF RADIO LIMITED GULF RADIO
6. QWETU MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED QWETU RADIO DATED THIS 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2021
7. VIHIGA FM LIMITED VIHIGA
8. KENYA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER – REPORTS EZRA CHILOBA
9. REALTIME MEDIA LIMITED REALTIME DIRECTOR GENERAL
10. NYANAM INITIATIVE CBO NYANAM INITIATIVE CBO
11. ENCODE MEDIA LIMITED WARSAN FM Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure this list is accurate and a reflection of the compliance status of various broadcasting
12. EASTERN BROADCASTING CORPORATION LIMITED MBAITU FM licensees.

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