Mozambique: Three Nampula radio stations resume broadcasting after 48-hour suspension

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Mozambique: Three Nampula radio stations resume broadcasting after 48-hour suspension

2:26 CAT | 14 Feb 2025

FILE - When the suspension was decreed, a statement released by the INCM stated that a technical team had identified that the joint broadcast of the Encontro, Igreja Católica, Haq and Vida radio stations was disrupting the connection between the Nampula airport control tower and aircraft, putting air navigation at risk [File photo: DW]

However, these radio stations are now broadcasting at a reduced strength.

The National Institute of Communications of Mozambique (INCM) has revoked its temporary suspension of broadcasts by three community radio stations in the city of Nampula, in the north of the country. Radio stations Encontro, Haq and Vida had seen their broadcasts switched off due to interference in aeronautical mobile service communications, thus compromising flight safety.

The INCM’s decision came 48 hours after the announcement of the suspension of broadcasts. However, these radio stations are now broadcasting at a reduced strength

“From the meeting we had with the INCM, we came to the conclusion that the radio can be reactivated, but its power has been reduced, in order to resolve the problem that had to do with the interference it was causing in the aircraft system. As a result, we still have some issues that we need to clarify, regarding the subsequent steps so that the radio can continue to operate normally, such as the installation of filters, and the issue of other tools that are needed,” said deputy director of Rádio Encontro Father Serafim João, quoted in a publication on the Ikweli.

In the same Ikweli report, the source expressed satisfaction to the press with the work done by the INCM, but also noted an error. “The INCM demonstrated that there was interference from the radio [stations] in the aircraft system that also involves other radios [stations], including Radio Mozambique, which was not previously involved in the matter,” he said.

When the suspension was decreed, a statement released by the INCM stated that a technical team had identified that the joint broadcast of the Encontro, Igreja Católica, Haq and Vida radio stations was disrupting the connection between the Nampula airport control tower and aircraft, putting air navigation at risk.

“Given the danger that this situation poses to human lives, the INCM notified the three radio stations involved about the interference identified and ordered the temporary shutdown of the broadcasts, with immediate effect, while the interference continues,” the communications regulator said.

Source: MzNews