Broadcast licensees who are not on air for longer than one year will automatically lose their licence. 4.5.3 Community Broadcasting Service Community broadcasting service providers, who are fully controlled by a non-profit entity, will be licensed to offer non-profit services that serve a particular community. They will be required to: a) Offer a distinct broadcasting service dealing specifically with community issues, which are not usually dealt with by private or public broadcasting service covering the same area; and b) Focus on the provision of programmes that highlight community issues, including, but not limited to, developmental issues, health care, basic information and general education, environmental affairs and local culture. Licensing of community broadcasters will follow a free market approach where prospective service providers will make application to CCK. The licenses will be granted after evaluation based on clear conditions and availability of frequencies in the service area. In order to promote the development of community broadcasting services, the CCK will endeavour to reserve broadcast frequencies for this purpose Community broadcast licenses will not be granted to any political party, or affiliate of a political party. All licences will be issued for a period of five years and will be renewable for a period of five years. 4.6 SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION The Government will license signal distribution services to ensure that the use of broadcasting infrastructure is maximised. A signal distributor will be required to provide services to licensees on a non-discriminatory basis. 4.7 DIGITAL BROADCASTING The Government will promote the introduction and uptake of digital broadcasting in the country by managing the transition from analogue to digital broadcasts. 21