This development comes in view of the federal
government considering the possibility of pushing forward the June 17
deadline, set by the International Telecommunication Union, for the
global switchover of television signals from analogue to digital
transmission.
12 new community radio stations have been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan, in order to further create an effective platform for reaching rural dwellers.
This development comes in view of the federal
government considering the possibility of pushing forward the June 17
deadline, set by the International Telecommunication Union, for the global switchover of television signals from analogue to digital transmission.
The Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr. Emeka Mba,
who made this known yesterday, said the president had approved the
establishment of two radio stations in each of the six geo-political
zones in the country.
The DG further stressed that the commission was
working with the Community Radio Coalition which will be visiting the
NBC with representatives of the licensed station so as to give them an
understanding what the commission expects them to accomplish.
Mba also said the country would be unable to
transition along with the rest of the world because the federal
government was yet to release the N60 billion long earmarked as the cost
of the Digital Switchover (DSO) process, stating the commission had
been operating on a zero-budget basis as far the allocation to DSO was
concerned.
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