Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has announced a new US$7,000 monthly tariff for television stations operating on Ghana’s National Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform, effective January 2027.
The Minister said the new charge forms part of a sustainable cost-sharing framework developed following a comprehensive review of the national DTT platform.
Speaking at the Accountability Series on Monday, September 7, Sam George said a committee established after the review had recommended a graduated tariff support mechanism to complement the existing subsidised national tariff.
The policy, he added, is aimed at creating a more sustainable financing model for the DTT platform while maintaining support for television stations during the transition.
“I set up a committee, and that committee has recommended a sustainable cost-sharing framework and a graduated tariff support mechanism to complement the subsidised national tariff, which will see all TV stations on our DTT platform pay US$7,000 per month during the initial implementation years in a graduated manner,” he hinted.
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