Swedish Broadcasting Authority

The Swedish Broadcasting Authority (Swedish: Myndigheten för radio och tv) is a Swedish administrative authority organized under the Ministry of Culture. The Swedish Broadcasting Authority decide on permits, fees and registration for terrestrial television, community and commercial radio; and monitor radio and television programme services, on-demand services and teletext, to verify that the content of radio and television programmes adhere to broadcasting regulations.[1][2][3] The Swedish Broadcasting Commission, a decision-making body within the authority, investigate if the content adheres to regulations, after complaints lodged by viewers and listeners, or on the initiative of the Swedish Broadcasting Authority.[4][5] Additional tasks include verifying that cable companies and IPTV providers retransmit SVT, and that the broadcasting companies are licensed and managed in accordance with Swedish legislation.[6]

The agency was established in 2010 after the Swedish Radio and TV Authority (Swedish: Radio och TV-verket) merged with the Swedish Broadcasting Commission (Swedish: Granskningsnämnden för radio och TV), in conjunction with an amendment to the Radio and Television Act (SFS 2010:696).[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Om oss" (in Swedish). Swedish Broadcasting Authority. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Start Page - Swedish Broadcasting Authority". Swedish Broadcasting Authority. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Förordning (2010:1062) med instruktion för Myndigheten för radio och tv". The Swedish Government. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Granskning av program". Swedish Broadcasting Authority. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Supervision and monitoring". Swedish Broadcasting Authority. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Annan tillsyn". Swedish Broadcasting Authority. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Regeringens proposition 2009/10:115". The Government of Sweden. p. 256. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

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