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Ofcom revokes ‘KBC’ channel licence

Media regulator, Ofcom has revoked the licence of Kashmir Broadcasting Corporation Limited (KBC) after it failed to provide the service outlined in its format.

KBC had ceased broadcasting last year and the licence was transferred to DBN. Having reviewed the information provided by KBC in response to the direction and further requests for clarification, Ofcom notified KBC that it considered that KBC was not providing the DBN service.

This was because Ofcom considered that KBC did not have general control over which programmes and other services were comprised in the DBN service.

Ofcom was therefore minded to revoke the licence and to consider it appropriate to do so because KBC had entered into an agreement under which it purported to “lease” the licence to a third party. KBC informed Ofcom that it did not intend to provide a service as authorised by the licence until after the lease agreement ended.

Having considered KBC’s response, Ofcom was satisfied that KBC had ceased to provide the DBN service and it was appropriate to revoke the licence.

Ofcom revoked KBC’s licence on Thursday 18th November.