In the future, the installation costs of broadcasting facilities will be supported for tunnels longer than 200 meters on roads and railways where it is difficult to receive disaster broadcasts.
Additionally, the strength and quality of the broadcast signal, among other aspects of disaster broadcast reception, will be assessed, and the results will be communicated to relevant agencies to facilitate follow-up measures.
The Korea Communications Commission announced that certain provisions of the “Broadcasting and Communications Development Basic Act Enforcement Decree” containing this information will take effect from today (23rd).
This amendment was prepared as a follow-up to the partial revision of the “Broadcasting and Communications Development Basic Act” announced in October last year.
The commission explained that as of last year, there were a total of 5,380 shadow areas for disaster broadcasts, including road, railway, and city railway tunnels. The amendment details the procedures for investigating the disaster broadcast reception status and the criteria for supporting the installation costs of broadcasting and communication facilities in these areas.
Specifically, the amendment prioritizes the support for installation costs of broadcasting and communication facilities in disaster broadcast shadow areas for road and railway tunnels longer than 200 meters.
This accounts for approximately 80% of road and railway tunnels nationwide and incorporates the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport’s regulations and notifications recommending or mandating the installation of disaster broadcast facilities in tunnels over 200 meters.
Furthermore, it allows for cost support for broadcasting and communication facilities installed in emergency evacuation facilities on roads under the Framework Act on Civil Defense.
The amendment also specifies that in investigating the disaster broadcast reception status in shadow areas, the strength and quality of broadcast reception signals must be measured to determine the reception status.
The results of the reception status survey must be notified in writing to the tunnel facility management agencies and relevant administrative agencies, and the comprehensive results will be published on the Korea Communications Commission’s website to enable relevant agencies to take follow-up measures.
Dong-ju Park, the acting Director of Broadcasting Policy at the Commission, stated, “We will continue to improve the reception environment so that disaster prevention information is smoothly provided to the public during normal times, and in emergencies, situations and evacuation instructions are delivered quickly and accurately.”
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