Broadcasting Authority of El Kadsre

The , commonly known as BAEK, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the El Kadsre.

Formed in March 2003 after the dissolution of the El Kadsreian Broadcasting Standards Authority following EKBSAgate and the MTV El Kadsre Talk2Us controversy, the EKBA has wide-ranging powers across the television, radio, telecoms and postal sectors. It has a statutory duty to represent the interests of citizens and consumers by promoting competition and protecting the public from harmful or offensive material. Some of the main areas the EKBA presides over are licensing, research, codes and policies, complaints, competition and protecting the radio spectrum from abuse.

History
The regulator was initially established by the 2003 re-visioning of the the Sound Broadcasting Act 1970 and received its full authority from the Revised Communications Act 2003.