{"id":250555,"date":"2023-08-23T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicoinnovationhub.com\/macrawebsite\/?p=250555"},"modified":"2024-02-13T06:53:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T06:53:39","slug":"macra-holds-consultation-meetings-fm-band-refarming-exercise-with-stakeholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicoinnovationhub.com\/macrawebsite\/2023\/08\/23\/macra-holds-consultation-meetings-fm-band-refarming-exercise-with-stakeholders\/","title":{"rendered":"MACRA Holds Consultation Meetings FM Band refarming Exercise with Stakeholders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The MACRA Director General, Daud Suleman has reiterated that if the FM Band refarming is properly implemented, Malawi will have a stable broadcasting landscape. He made the remarks at the ongoing consultation meetings on the FM Band refarming exercise with different stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/macra.mw\/storage\/2023\/08\/PHOTO-2023-08-23-14-47-16-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14068 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MACRA team, FM Band Refarming Task Force in a group photo with participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a future that is seen through the FM Band Refarming exercise. The broadcasting industry is a serious business and needs to be protected,\u201d he said. Today MACRA and the task force were meeting media institutions namely; Misa Malawi, Media Council of Malawi and the Association of Women in Media (AWOME).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/macra.mw\/storage\/2023\/08\/PHOTO-2023-08-23-14-47-15-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14069 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of the participants at the meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The refarming exercise which is being conducted through a taskforce comprising MACRA staff and engineers from the broadcasting industry is expected to be finalized by December 2023. It is aimed at providing a long-lasting solution to the challenges the broadcasting industry in Malawi has been experiencing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MACRA Director General, Daud Suleman has reiterated that if the FM Band refarming is properly implemented, Malawi will have a stable broadcasting landscape. He made the remarks at the ongoing consultation meetings on the FM Band refarming exercise with different stakeholders. \u201cThere is a future that is seen through the FM Band Refarming exercise. 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