Applying for a Site License of a Radio or Television Station

This service is provided by Ministry Of Health
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Service Description

  • This service allows the business sector (companies and organizations) to issue a site license for a radio or television station, after checking the site validity with regard to the radiation safety prior to establishment.

Eligibility or Criteria

  • The radio or television station must conform with the required specifications and conditions
  • The radio or television station must be located at a secure distance away from the other buildings

Required Documents

  • Copy from the civil ID of the applicant or the applicant entity's responsible person
  • Technical specification booklet for the station components, operation method, and the available preventive measures
  • Copy from the fee payment certificate of the applicant entity to the Public Authority for Social Securities
  • Original architecture plan for the station required installation and operation site and a copy. This plan must define the dimensions and the location of the apparatuses, in cases of licensing the apparatus use or site
  • Copy from the station license from other states, if any
  • Letter from the Radiation Protection Department to allocate a piece of land for the station installation
  • Copy from the signature authorization of the person signing the request
  • Copy from the Ministry of Information license, the approval of other entities concerned, and Kuwait Municipality approval on the land allocation
  • Copy from the license fee payment receipt depending on the type of license
  • Letter from the applicant entity to the Radiation Protection Department indicating the station location and its surroundings

Procedures

Submit a letter from the applicant entity to the Radiation Protection Department of the Ministry of Health indicating the station location and its surroundings
Fill the service application form
Pay the fees due
The apparatuses are classified as per the ministerial decree and the required license types are determined. Then, the station installation and usage locations are inspected, in case of applying for a site license. The license is issued from the Radiation Protection Department and submitted to the applicant in person or his agent

Fees

(0) KD
 Variable Fees
(25) KD Fixed Fees: Site license
(15) KD Fixed Fees: Site license renewal
 

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