[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":89},["ShallowReactive",2],{"articles-canary-islands-government-declares-radio-license-extinct-due-to-non-payment-and-lack-of-broadcasts-2026-06-19-112612":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":77,"description":78,"extension":79,"meta":80,"navigation":84,"path":85,"seo":86,"stem":87,"__hash__":88},"articles/articles/canary-islands-government-declares-radio-license-extinct-due-to-non-payment-and-lack-of-broadcasts-2026-06-19-112612.md","Canary Islands Government Declares Radio License Extinct Due to Non-Payment and Lack of Broadcasts",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":68},"minimal",[9,14,19,23,26,30,43,47,50,58,62],[10,11,13],"h1",{"id":12},"end-of-radio-license-for-radio-televisión-21-tenerife-sa","End of Radio License for Radio Televisión 21 Tenerife, S.A.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"summary-of-the-decision","Summary of the Decision",[20,21,22],"p",{},"The Canary Islands government has officially terminated the radio license granted to Radio Televisión 21 Tenerife, S.A. because the company failed to meet renewal conditions. The license, which permitted broadcasting on 94.4 MHz in La Orotava, expired on February 16, 2026. Despite repeated reminders, the company did not demonstrate that it was providing the service or paying the necessary fees.",[20,24,25],{},"Monitoring showed no active broadcasts on the frequency, and the company also neglected to settle over four years of spectrum reservation fees. Law requires license renewal every 15 years, provided the provider meets service delivery, payment, and technical conditions. Radio Televisión 21 Tenerife did not fulfill these, prompting the authorities to declare the license null and void.",[15,27,29],{"id":28},"implications","Implications",[31,32,33,37,40],"ul",{},[34,35,36],"li",{},"The company can no longer operate on that frequency.",[34,38,39],{},"This marks the loss of its broadcasting rights.",[34,41,42],{},"The decision aims to ensure spectrum is used properly and encourages transparent licensing processes.",[15,44,46],{"id":45},"impact-on-residents","Impact on Residents",[20,48,49],{},"For residents, especially those who listened to local radio, this shift may lead to:",[31,51,52,55],{},[34,53,54],{},"New broadcasters filling the gap",[34,56,57],{},"Changes in local media access",[15,59,61],{"id":60},"quotes-from-officials","Quotes from Officials",[63,64,65],"blockquote",{},[20,66,67],{},"The license has been declared null and void due to non-fulfillment of renewal conditions.",{"title":69,"searchDepth":70,"depth":71,"links":72},"",2,3,[73,74,75,76],{"id":17,"depth":70,"text":18},{"id":28,"depth":70,"text":29},{"id":45,"depth":70,"text":46},{"id":60,"depth":70,"text":61},"2026-06-19","The Canary Islands government has officially ended...","md",{"category":81,"author":82,"link":83},"culture-and-arts","Gobierno de Canarias","https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/2026/122/2132.html",true,"/articles/canary-islands-government-declares-radio-license-extinct-due-to-non-payment-and-lack-of-broadcasts-2026-06-19-112612",{"title":5,"description":78},"articles/canary-islands-government-declares-radio-license-extinct-due-to-non-payment-and-lack-of-broadcasts-2026-06-19-112612","rgEwRxvKm5_LaVpcMBtKUVsIbzDex6KPQnCfABY02JI",1785069204024]