License of Peace TV revoked
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The broadcasting regulator on Monday approved by majority votes to revoke a broadcasting license of politics-oriented satellite TV station, "Peace TV" for breaching an agreement with the regulator as well as orders issued by the junta.
Colonel Natee Sukonrat, chairman of the Broadcasting Committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commissions (NBTC) said that his committee decided to end the license because it did not see any improvement at the broadcaster.
Since March 30, the NBTC has suspended broadcasting licenses of the Peace TV for seven days for allegedly violating a pact with the NBTC and the National Council for Peace and Order (NPCO)'s announcement No 97/2557 and No 103/2557.
Peace TV which was formerly known as Democracy News Network (DNN) was among 12 politics-oriented satellite TV channels including the yellow-shirt ASTV, Democrat Party-backed Blue Sky and redshirt's Asia Update that agreed with the terms and conditions laid down by junta.
Those satellite TV channels also agreed to change their names and depoliticise their content in order to be allowed to back into airwaves around September since the May 22 coup.
Peace TV which was formerly known as Democracy News Network (DNN) was among 12 politics-oriented satellite TV channels including the yellow-shirt ASTV, Democrat Party-backed Blue Sky and redshirt's Asia Update that agreed with the terms and conditions laid down by junta.
Those satellite TV channels also agreed to change their names and depoliticise their content in order to be allowed to back into airwaves around September since the May 22 coup.
