Tbilisi. Transparency International - Georgia released a blog-post - "Patriarchate’s radio station operating beyond the law". Organization periodically studies the ownership and activities of Georgian media outlets. "Georgia has more than 60 broadcasters that operate on the bases of licenses or/and authorization awarded by Georgian National Communication Commission, a main regulator of telecommunications sector in Georgia which grants the right to use radio frequency spectrum through a competition. According to the law the Commission also monitors whether a broadcaster violates license terms; it is entitled to modify, halt, update or abolish the licenses. ...The Patriarchy owns radio "Iveria”. According to the National Communication Commission "Iveria” broadcasts in Tbilisi and in couple of other cities and is not registered in the list of broadcasting license holders, which means that Patriarchy operates radio "Iveria” without the license. ...Even though the regulator has been aware of unlicensed broadcasting by Patriarchate’s radio "Iveria” for several years, the Commission has not reacted on the violation of the law", says the blog post.

Source: transparency.ge