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Watchdog says DBC shutdown may have breached licence

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The broadcasting watchdog said troubled Digital Broadcasting Corporation may have breached its licensing conditions for failing to broadcast its seven channels 24 hours a day.

This comes as the radio station bounced back for a seven-day "voluntarily broadcasting campaign" after announcing it was going off the air last week.

A spokesman for the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) said the station's licence required it to provide seven channels and to broadcast 24 hours a day.

"There is prima facie evidence that DBC's earlier cessation of service, from October 10 to 14, might constitute a contravention of the above mentioned licence condition," he said.

He said the station might face an administrative sanction, a financial penalty or suspension of its licence.

Co-founder Albert Cheng King-hon said he had tried his best to comply with the licence conditions, but decided to stop broadcasting last week due to a lack of funds.

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