Changes are due to combat prejudices against religious broadcasting

"THE NEW Communications Bill goes some way to address the unfair bias against religious broadcasters," reports the Evangelical Alliance in response to its publication. Opening up more of the airwaves to Christian programming reverses discriminatory regulations which have flouted human rights conventions and restricted viewer choice. The Alliance welcome the fact that the government has listened to the Christian community and that they are lifting many of the current restrictions hindering the development of religious broadcasting.
Said Peter Wilson, the Alliance's broadcasting consultant, "This is a green light for quality radio and television stations, with a Christian ethos, to multiply. We still, however, have a concern that OFCOM has the power to determine whether a person can hold a licence and for how long that determination will remain in force. We trust that OFCOM will use its powers wisely and that Christian broadcasters will not find the rug being pulled from under them by the regulator." CR

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