Isaan radio stations fall silent
A total of 54 radio stations in two northeastern provinces have stopped broadcasting temporarily, following an order by the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM).
Provincial authorities instructed 53 stations in Roi Et and one in Amnat Charoen to comply with the coup leaders' order. An official in Roi Et said another 20 unregistered stations in the province had decided to stop broadcasting at the request of a local military office. Another 100 stations in Khon Kaen are still operating. Chanadda Harris, head of the Khon Kaen Public Relations Office, said the stations were still broadcasting until further notice or a request to stop was made by the Second Army Region, which oversees units in the entire Northeast. She speculated that the reason local Army headquarters had not yet made any request to halt broadcasting in her province was that none of the stations there had aired any pro-Thaksin Shinawatra material or anything critical of the CDRM. Phone-in comments from listeners had also been put on hold. She added that her office was drawing up interim broadcast regulations with the CDRM, which were expected to take effect soon.
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