Jamming of radio broadcasts
Wilson asked whether the Minister had instructed officials to jam broadcasts and whether jamming was illegal. The Minister denied authorising jamming of illegal stations, noting that licensed services may receive permission to test frequencies, which can cause interference, and said he intended to address illegal stations through legislation.
asked the Minister for Communications if he has given instructions to any of his officials to jam any radio broadcasts intra-State or extra-State in the Northern part of the country.
Comment on this
There is no easy answer to that question. The facts are that legally licensed services can, from time to time, get permission from my Department to test other frequencies and very often that testing can lead to jamming or interference. I want to make it clear that I have not authorised the jamming of illegal stations but it is my intention to deal with them by legislation in the very near future.