General News of Monday, 13 May 2019Source: ghanaiantimes.com.ghVigil held to protest shutdown of Radio Gold, Radio XYZSome participants at the vigilThe Free Media Vanguard (FMV) on Friday held a vigil at the forecourt of Radio Gold to protest the shutdown of Radio Gold and Radio XYZ by the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to FMV, it believed in preservation of media freedoms in the country and were concerned with issue of attacks on journalists and media practitioners. Dignitaries from the National Democratic Congress Party (NDC), Members of Parliament, representatives from the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and staff of Radio Gold and Radio XYZ took part in the vigil and lighted candles to solidarise. Mr Pratt Jnr, addressing participants at the vigil, told journalists those who shut down the two radio stations displayed ignorance since in the era of technological advancements spectrum is not needed to broadcast. He urged management and staff of the two radio stations not to be discouraged by the shutdown but continue with their broadcasting through other media platforms, Face book, or YouTube, for voice of the people, decency and courage be heard by the citizenry.

Source: GhanaWeb May 13, 2019 04:18 UTC