Dominican Republic - Controversy after broadcasting authority forces TV station off the air

Reporters without borders

Canal 53, a privately-owned TV station also known as Cibao TV Club that is based in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, was controversially forced to cease operations on 25 March on the orders of the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), which accused it of “illegal broadcasting.” The controversy is due to the fact that the order was issued after Ernesto Fadul, the host of the programme “En Salud” and the brother of industry and commerce minister Ramón Fadul, referred on the (...)

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