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Nigeria was one of the first countries to introduce television broadcasting in Africa. Nigeria also has the largest terrestrial television network in Africa which is the Nigerian Television Authority (with over 96 stations scattered around the country). [2] As of 2010, 40% of Nigerian population had television in their homes. This is a list of ...
Nigerian Television Authority, Benin Office. The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. [1] Originally known as Nigerian Television (NTV), it was inaugurated in 1977 with a monopoly on national television broadcasting, after a takeover of regional television stations by military governmental authorities in 1976.
NTA Ibadan, formerly Western Nigeria Television also known as WNTV is the first television service station launched in Nigeria, and is a unit of the Nigerian Television Authority since 1977. The station played a significant role in beaming taped Yoruba traveling theatre productions to households.
NTA Lagos is a Zonal Network Centre of the Nigerian Television Authority in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city.It was established in 1962 as the first station under the federal government - all other television stations in Nigeria were set up under the individual state governments.
RKTV was the first station in Nigeria to air the British sci-fi series Doctor Who on 3 August 1965, also the first television station in Africa overall. During this period, the station broadcast on average four hours a day, starting at 6:30pm with a reading of the Quran and ending at approximately 10:30pm after the late news. [5]
Back in Nigeria, Teju Oyeleye jumped into a much bigger project. The Western Nigerian Television Station hired him in September 1959 as a Development Engineer. [1] This was the first television station in Africa which meant a lot of things were required of the company. First, the company needed to provide television service to the general public.
Independent Television (ITV) received its broadcasting license on 26 June 1993, making it the first privately owned broadcasting station in Nigeria under the parent organization IBW Enterprises. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Full transmission began on 27 March 1997.
Pages in category "Television stations in Nigeria" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.