The media sector in the Republic of Macedonia consists of three segments: (1) a public broadcasting service (the Macedonian Radio and Television); (2) commercial television and radio stations, and (3) non-profit radios.
Radio and television broadcasting may be performed only on the basis of a license, granted by the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. The Period of validity of the licenses for television or radio broadcasting is nine years.
Currently, there is a total of 90 broadcasters, 36 of which are televisions and 54 are radios. Of the televisions, 10 broadcast programme at the state level (5 via multiplex, 3 via cable operators and 2 via satellite); 13 – at the regional level (5 via multiplex and 8 via cable operators), while 13 are local television stations (via cable operators).
Of the radios, 4 broadcast programme at the state level, 14 – at the regional level, and 36 – at the local level.
The Agency conducts supervision over the broadcasters, supervising several aspects of their work: protection of juvenile audience, advertising, sponsorship, product placement, etc.
A report is prepared following every conducted supervision. If infringement is detected, the Agency imposes a warning measure against the broadcaster at issue, or, should the latter continue to commit the same violation against the law throughout the year, it initiates a misdemeanour procedure before a competent court
TELEVISIONS
- Register of Televisions
- TV-related Forms
- Overview of Misdemeanour Procedures
- Programming Concepts of the Television Programming Services
- Ownership structure of TV
RADIOS