Community television . State media should not be overlooked

Community television . State media should not be overlooked

Author : Mr. Pornnarong  Pongklang   ID. 4561500168

The PHD student of Communication Arts # 5

Sukhothai Thamathirat  Open University

10 October, 2013

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand , BE 2540 , Section 40 provides that the spectrum used for radio broadcasting . Television Radio and telecommunications . A national communication resources for public interest . Which acts as an independent entity in the spectrum allocation . Including the supervision of such operations . Taking into account the best interests of the public, both national and local levels in education, culture and state security . And other public benefits , including free and fair competition . For the provisions of Article 40 of the Constitution has given rise to the need for legislation . And has set up an independent organization to act under the provisions of the Constitution. Including the scope of the duty to allocate spectrum. The Frequency Allocation Act . Broadcasting and film . Television Telecommunications and thus followed in 2543 by Section 23 of the said Act stipulates that the ratio of the frequency in the affairs of state . Waves that allowed for private use in the operation . Open to the general public benefit from spectrum. And liberalization in the operation of the needs of the people fairly.

In the spectrum of management, allocation in Thailand. Is in the midst of adapting to changes in both policy and practice. To ensure consistency and compliance with the spirit of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand , BE 2540 , Section 40, which is the supreme law of the draft coming up. Of participation of the people. Which the legal channels open to the public have the opportunity to develop themselves and their communities from the potential of the media in the community . As a result, the direction and the hope for reform in social media . Tends to be more clear . Thailand , which is developed from the original TV broadcast , analog to digital broadcasts . Also known that "Digital TV " which broadcast the Commission . Television business . And the National Telecommunications ( NBTC .) Began the digital television spectrum auction . The people of Thailand are available for free over 24 TV channels and is expected within a period of 8 years or in the year 2563 it is clear that in the present analog system entirely. For changing the analog signal to digital is the new standard of digital television signals . Thailand will be broadcast by both systems. ( Analog and digital) , coupled to a period of time. Thailand will have until the end of 100 % digital TV transition , which began from the year 2558 onwards CAT has agreed a TV channel that the shift from analog to digital is divided into 48 channels . community service, public service channel 12 channel 12 channel business listings in the category children and Youth Section 5 Channel 5 Channel News & products division of the 10 channels are channels with high definition (HD) 4 channels.

It can be seen that the allocation of the state television channel . TV channels are packed into community service . The managed network . This is an opportunity for the public to access and use of modern information and communication technologies equally. Which of the opportunities of the digital TV channel allocation of State. Public organizations . NGOs. And the general public. Have evolved to learn to use digital media to allocate to the public. Considered to meet the development of media and creative community. Which can progress to the "Digital TV " community through community service channel that was allocated from       ( NBTC .) Is a medium duty as well as a limited amount of space, and the narrow purpose than national TV . But something more important role . The state can't make or respond to the grassroots . The community television group has unique mission areas that are specific to both content and form.

The community of digital TV as a space where people in the community to exercise and communicate to the community what the community using the same principle . That was not meant to be just a list of stations . It's about creating a balance of power in which people communicate , based on the belief that social Thailand . "Spectrum is a resource that will never end . Spectrum and no restrictions in terms of quantity and quality. Only the costs of holding and using the expertise in making the "when no physical spectrum . Thus, the concept of managing the spectrum can't be used to recruit the same type of management resources and other physical features . Applied as a result of the public to create without limits . Thus, from the community to come up with the spirit of the Constitution , Article 40 calls for a new dimension of the right to freedom of access to the public media to digital television community and to the community. Actually occur and remain sustainable.

It can be seen that social media was monopolized by the Thailand government . And the business community. While the local or community level, with plenty of information . Unique and beneficial to the community to the mainstream media not to send to the community. So when the community has an opportunity and a way to use spectrum that has been allocated by the state. For communication in community awareness events and more involved . Because people in the community get in sufficient quantities . Participate in thinking. Decisions on the development of community and country.

Summary of the key aspects of the transition from analog to digital TV system, TV system that was to come in the near future . " Community TV " concept similar to the " community " just change the format of the audio-visual content instead. Community television , which has the concept of " region " that has never been seen before in the TV industry of Thailand . Which shows the TV as a separate sector or by the province. The goal is to create a television show that focuses on the specific audience . Instead of a single list for the entire audience . By providing opportunities for people to communicate and access information on a wide range of quality and equally knowingly even further. Therefore, when the change to digital TV Thailand. With the implementation of the channels of the state to comply with the choice of the people in the field of community service. It is an opportunity to exercise the freedom of communication of community participation of people to create a social community and the nation. State television , which should not be overlooked and must provide an opportunity for the media community in the development of their next unceasingly.

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