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Regulatory Bodies Eye Closure Of Pirate Radio Stations
10th Jul 2015
Thailand's broadcasting and transportation sectors are teaming up to stop illegal radio stations from conducting broadcasts that could interfere with air traffic control instructions.
Airline operations are exposed to great risks every time illegal radio stations operate using non-standard frequencies.
To avert this, government agencies in charge of regulating Thailand's transport and telecommunications sector have agreed to locate these stations and subsequently demand for their closure.
Prajin Juntong, Thailand's transport minister said that this initiative will be given top priority inasmuch as the safety and welfare of air passengers are at stake.
Frequencies coming from these stations could impede pilots and air traffic controllers from communicating with each other clearly, effectively, and without delay.
Takorn Tantashith, secretary general of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) revealed that his group will crack down on illegal transmitters or the so-called pirate radio stations.
These illegal transmitters can disrupt signals from radio navigation aids and other instruments.
The commission regulates community radio broadcasting by requiring transmission permits and imposing a maximum antenna height of 30 metres.
The secretary general revealed that his group will be spending 10 million baht to purchase and put up equipment that will help pinpoint any off-standard transmitters.
He expects to have 3,000 of these tech gadgets installed across the country within six months. Once in place, monitoring of illegal radio stations will be implemented 24 hours daily.
According to aeronautical radio experts, these pirate radio stations may also negatively affect buoys and beacons used in airport runways. When this happens, aircraft pilots run the risk of committing errors while takeoff or landing.
Meanwhile, another air traffic management expert disclosed that disturbances in navigational communications could badly alter vital information used by aircraft operators including those concerning altitudes, clearances, and landing instructions.
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