Nicaragua's Radio Stations Struggle To Stay
On The Air
Managua - Media owners, journalists, and
opposition politicians have warned of
President Daniel Ortega’s intentions to
silence critics by shutting down radio
frequencies, El Nuevo Diario reports.
Dozens of stations already face economic
harassment and lost revenue due largely to
centralized state advertising, and the
combined impact of the financial crisis,
political pressures, and personal attacks
threaten Nicaragua's remaining independent
broadcasts.
Six radio stations and several news and
opinion programs have gone off the air in
several departments in the last two years,
mainly for economic reasons. The owner of
one station, Radio Mogotón, says government
advertising has disappeared, and commercial
ads are scarce. |
