BTV may switch off

BTV is understood to owe about P25 million accruing from use of the transponder by which the station beams its signal.

Allegations that the station has not paid for its transponder arose early this year, amid fears by some staff members that the station’s signal may be blocked. A transponder is a unit within a satellite that can be rented, instead of purchasing an entire satellite, which would run into hundreds of millions of Pula, before launching costs.