Cameroon
A survey by the
Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP)Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)Open Society Media Program (OSMP)
Public broAdcAsting in AricA series
Open Society Foundations 2012This publication is available as a pd on the Open Society Foundations website or the AriMAP website undera Creative Commons licence that allows copying and distributing the publication, only in its entirety, as longas it is attributed to the Open Society Foundations and used or noncommercial educational or public policypurposes. Photographs may not be used separately rom the publication.Written by: Dr Enoh Tanjong researcher, Jeanette Minnie and Hendrik Bussiek editorsPublished by:Open Society Initiative or West AricaISBN: 978-1-920489-38-0For more inormation contact:AriMAPPO Box 678 Wits, 2050 Johannesburg South Aricaino@arimap.orgwww.arimap.orgOpen Society Initiative or West Arica OSIWABP 008, Dakar-Fann, Dakar, Senegalwww.osiwa.orgDesign and lay-out by COMPRESS.dsl | www.compressdsl.com
Contents
Acronyms vForeword viiIntroduction ix
1 Country Facts 1
1 Historical background 12 Government and political structures 23 Basic socio-economic data 44 Main challenges 55 Media and communication landscape 76 Brie history o broadcasting 10
2 Media Legislation and Regulation 12
1 International, continental and regional standards 122 The Constitution o Cameroon 173 General media laws and regulations 184 Conclusions and recommendations 24
3 The Broadcasting Landscape 27
1 Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV) 272 Commercial broadcasters 273 Ratings or state and commercial broadcasting 284 Community and other orms o broadcasting 295 Technical standard and accessibility o services 316 Concentration o media ownership 327 Conclusions and recommendations 33
4 Digitalisation and its Impact 35
1 Preparedness or digital switch-over 362 Conclusions and recommendations 37
5 Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation 39
1 The National Communications Council (NCC) 392 Licensing o broadcasters and enorcement o licence conditions 413 Conclusions and recommendations 44
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2 The Constitution of Cameroon for Cameroon - Public Broadcasting in Africa (Afrimap 2012)
The report on public broadcasting in Cameroon, observes that the country although has a strong track record of media liberalization since the dawn of the millennium, but despite its more than 80 radio and five national…
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