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The Ministry of Communications MCom published on Wednesday 28 three ordinances that release new grants for community broadcasting and radio relay services RTR in the Legal Amazon. The authorizations include broadcasters located in Piau Amazonas and Rio Grande do Norte.With the grants two community associations of Paulistana PI and Jardim do Serid RN will be able to operate using channel 200 and the frequency of 87.9 MHz. In all 33000 people living in these municipalities can benefit from new programming.The execution of the service definitively must be initiated within six months from the date of publication of the resolution of the Congress on the grant. Provisional operating authorisation may be issued until the authorisation is assessed. The grants are valid for ten years without exclusive rights.RTR NA AMAZNIA LEGAL - The ordinance published by MCom authorizes radio station to retransmit in the municipality of Silves AM the programming broadcast in the Amazonian capital Manaus. Channel 255 frequency 98.9 MHz will be used in primary character that is free of interference.The authorization is the result of public call notice number 105 published in September 2020 to select broadcasters interested in providing the RTR service in the Legal Amazon. The MCom has already released grants for 104 radios 70 amazon 28 acre and 6 rondonia.
