Circular 14/08
Circular to all Broadcasting Stations
Smoothing Down due to Euro Changeover
Further to BA Circular 3/08 issued on 23rd January 2008, the Authority would like to inform all radio and television broadcasting stations that the Ministry of Finance’s approval for the smoothing down of the various application and licence fees charged by the Broadcasting Authority is also applicable to digital radio application and licence fees.
For clarity’s sake, the full list of fees is listed hereunder:
| € |
Nationwide radio application fee |
5,823 |
Nationwide radio licence fee | 11,646 |
Master Antenna Facilities fee |
4,658 |
Community radio application fee |
116 |
Community radio licence fee (one-off event) | 116 |
Community radio licence fee (2 year term) | 349 |
Television application fee |
5,823 |
Television licence fee | 13,976 |
Digital Radio Broadcasting
b) for any number of retransmitted digital radio services. |
€
1,164 1,164
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2. Without any prejudice to regulation 12(2), no licence fees shall be paid to the Broadcasting Authority on the grant of a licence for the first two years from the date of the award of the licence provided that such fees shall be levied from 1st October, 2009 onwards. |
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3. Licence fees to be paid on an annual basis from 1st October, 2009 till 30st September, 2013 shall be as follows: |
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a) for retransmitted digital radio services originating from outside the Maltese Islands: i) up to 3 channels |
1,164 |
ii) from 4 to 6 channels | 2,329 |
iii) from 7 to 9 channels | 3,494 |
iv) from 10 to 12 channels | 4,658 |
v) from 13 to 16 channels | 5,823 |
vi) from 17 channels onwards | 6,988 |
b) for one generalist locally originating digital radio service
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5,823 |
4. Fees to be paid on the renewal of an application for a digital radio service. |
5,823 |
5. Programme monitoring fees to be paid on the grant of a licence on an annual basis from 1st October, 2013 onwards shall be as follows: a) for retransmitted digital radio services originating from outside the Maltese Islands: i) up to 3 channels |
2,329 |
ii) from 4 to 6 channels | 3,494 |
iii) from 7 to 9 channels | 4,658 |
iv) from 10 to 12 channels | 5,823 |
v) from 13 to 16 channels | 6,988 |
vi) from 17 channels onwards | 9,317 |
b) for one generalist locally originating digital radio service |
11,646 |
6. In the case of locally originating specialised digital radio services the above fees shall be reduced by fifty per centum (50%). |
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7. For the purpose of this Schedule, a locally originating specialised digital radio service means a digital radio service which does not carry advertising or teleshopping, whose programmes are not sponsored and which does not broadcast news, current affairs programmes or discussion programmes on current affairs. |
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Dr Kevin Aquilina 10th April 2008
Chief Executive Ref 2/91, 3/91
Broadcasting Authority