The junta has ended a ban on 12 satellite television stations, allowing them to go back on air again, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) secretary-general Takorn Tantasith said on Sunday.
The broadcasters have been off air since the coup on May 22. They will be allowed to resume broadcasting on condition they strictly follow the rules set by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), he said.
The decision still needs the green light from the NBTC, which will hold talks on the issue on Monday.
The stations shut down are Bluesky, DNN, UDD, Asia Update, P&P, MV 5, 4-Channel, FMTV, ASTV, Hot TV, One Rescue TV and Network for Students and People for Reform of Thailand.
Mr Takorn did not disclose the conditions imposed by the junta.
But Maj Gen Suchart Pongput, who is in charge of the mass media for the NCPO, told the operators of the 12 channels on Aug 7 that they must adjust their programmes and fully cooperate with the military regime in keeping the public informed about its work with no bias and distortion of the content.
The station owners met with him to appeal for an end to the blackout as the ban had hit their revenues.
The banned broadcasters are seen as having political links. Bluesky's popularity jumped as it closely followed the street rallies by the People's Democratic Reform Committee and its leader Suthep Thaugsuban to oust then-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra. It is the mouthpiece of the Democrat Party. Asia Update and UDD supported the Pheu Thai Party and the red shirts.
NCPO leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha banned all television stations on the day of the coup, but most were allowed to resume operating later. But the 12 satellite stations remained blacked out.