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- Notification Regarding Channel and Frequency Usage Fees for the Year 2025
- Penalty Amounts for Viewing and Listening Rates of Broadcasting Services Determined for 2025
Notification Regarding Channel and Frequency Usage Fees for the Year 2025
Pursuant to the provisional Article 4 of Law No. 6112 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services, the annual channel and frequency usage fees for radio and television organizations broadcasting in terrestrial environments for the year 2025 have been calculated and approved at the meeting of the Radio and Television Supreme Council dated January 8, 2025, and numbered 2025/02.
Within this scope, each media service provider is required to pay the usage fees for the settlements where they hold broadcasting rights for the year 2025 on the installment dates specified below.
Payments can be made via the Corporate Collection Account of T.C. Ziraat Bank A.Ş. Bilkent Plaza Branch or through the IBAN number TR46 0001 0017 6200 9999 9955 88, designated as the "Unified Administration Collection Sub-Account":
1.Installment: January 1 - January 31, 2025
2.Installment: April 1 - April 30, 2025
3.Installment: July 1 - July 31, 2025
4.Installment: October 1 - October 31, 2025
In the case of full upfront payment, the respective fees may be deposited into the same account between January 1, 2025, and January 31, 2025.
Payment receipts must be submitted to the Administrative and Financial Affairs Department of the Radio and Television Supreme Council. For channel and frequency usage fees not paid within the specified periods, a delay surcharge will be applied.
Penalty Amounts for Viewing and Listening Rates of Broadcasting Services Determined for 2025
In line with the decision made during the meeting of the Radio and Television Supreme Council dated December 11, 2024, and numbered 2024/48, the administrative fines stipulated under Article 15 of the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Measurement and Supervision of Viewing and Listening Rates of Broadcasting Services (“Regulation”) have been updated by applying a revaluation rate of 43.93% for the year 2025.
Accordingly, the updated penalty amounts to be applied in 2025 are as follows:
- First Paragraph of Article 15: Fixed penalty amount of 10,644,118.04 TL.
- Second Paragraph of Article 15: Minimum amount of 3,548,039.35 TL; Maximum amount of 7,096,078.69 TL.
- Third Paragraph of Article 15: Minimum amount of 887,009.84 TL; Maximum amount of 1,774,019.67 TL.
It is of utmost importance that media service providers comply fully with the obligations stipulated in the Regulation. The updated penalty amounts aim to enhance the deterrent effect of violations and ensure the orderly supervision of broadcasting services.