List of television stations in Nigeria
The first terrestrial television broadcast signals in Africa occurred on Saturday October 31, 1959 and belonged to the Western Nigeria Television Service (WNTS)[1]. 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]
This is a list of free-to-air television stations based in Nigeria. It also includes the location, year of establishment, owner and type of ownership.[3][4]
List of TV stations
| Channel name | Broadcasting Locations | Owners/Parent companies | Established | Slogan | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logicman TV | Nigeria | Private | Uzoma Sunday Logicman | 2017 | Home of Entertainment | [5] |
| Plus TV Africa | Nigeria | Private | Kayode Akintemi | Big Stories Live Here | [6] | |
| Galaxy TV | Oyo State, Lagos State | Private | Steve Ojo | 1994 | Reaching out for the Stars | [7] |
| Channels TV | FCT, Lagos State, Edo State Kano State |
Private | John Momoh | 1995 | Your Home For The News | [8] |
| AIT | FCT, Lagos State, Ondo State, Borno State Edo State, Kebbi State, Gombe State, Kano State, Kwara State, Jigawa State, Katsina State, etc |
Private | Raymond Dokpesi | December 1994 | Sharing the African Experience | [9] |
| Silverbird TV | FCT, Lagos State, Rivers State | Private | Ben Murray-Bruce | 2003 | It's all about Entertainment | [10] |
| NTA | All 36 states and 1 Capital territory of Nigeria have at least 1 branch of NTA, and 7 Network Centers around each geo-political zone (96 stations ) | Federal | Nigerian Government | 1977 | Africa's Largest Network | [11] |
| LTV | Lagos State | State | Lagos State Government | 1980 | [12] | |
| TVC | Lagos State | Private | Dele Alake | 2002 | Your link to Entertainment | [13] |
| TVC News | Lagos State | Private | Dele Alake | 2012 | Through African Eyes | [14] |
| Super Screen TV[15] | Lagos State | Private | Otunba Otu Kayode | SuperScreen for culture, for family | ||
| MBI | Lagos State | Private | Ubaka Onwuanibe | Simply the Best | ||
| DBN TV | Lagos State | Private | Osa Sonny Adun | 1995 | Global brand with African Origin | |
| MITV | Lagos State | Private | Alhaji Murhi Gbade Busari | early or mid 1996 | The Soul of Entertainment | [16] |
| Delta Broadcasting Service | Delta State | State | Delta State Government | 1994 | The Voice of Delta | |
| OGTV | Ogun State | State | Ogun State Government | 2003 | [17] | |
| AKBC | Akwa-Ibom State | State | Akwa Ibom State Government | 1996 | [18] | |
| ABS | Anambra State | State | Anambra State Government | 1994 | [19] | |
| ITV | Edo State | Private | Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion | 1997 | Certainly the Best | [20] |
| COOL-TV | Lagos State | Private | Amin Moussalli | 2012 | Tv For Everyone | [21] |
| Nigbati TV | Africa | Private | Hassan Taiwo Said | 2016 | Asa Wa Ede Wa | [22] |
| CRBC | Cross River Broadcasting Corporation | State | Cross River State Government | The House on the Hill. | ||
| Wazobia TV | Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja | Private | AIM Group | Na We TV | [23] | |
| Wazobia Max | Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja | Private | AIM Group | Maximum Entertainment | [24] | |
| KAFTAN TV | Ondo, Lagos, and Abuja | Private | King Adebayo Film and Theatre Arts Network (KAFTAN) LTD | 2016 | Imagine a beautiful world. | [25] |
| CLEVENARD TV | Lagos | Private | [26] | |||
| Arewa24 | Kano | Private | Network Arewa24 LTD. | 2014 | Arewa24 Taku Ce | |
| Rahma TV | Kano | Private | Rahma Communications Ltd [Hajia Binta Sarki Mukhtar] | 2018 | Farin Cikin Al"umma | |
| Liberty TV | Kaduna | Private | Atar Communications LTD | 2017 | Voice for all | |
| Zamanitvstudios | Kano | Private | Dabo Media Services LTD [Fatima Dabo] | 2018 | Tashar Zamani | |
| ARTV KANO | Kano | Public | Kano State Ministry of Information | 1985 | Mai asin da asin | |
| UNITY TV | Jos | Private | Unity Communications | 2018 | Peace and Unity | |
| Gotel TV | Yola | Private | Gotel Communications PLC [Alh.Atiku Abubakar] | 2006 | ||
| Farin wata TV | Abuja | Private | Vision Media Services | 2010 | ||
| People's TV | Abuja | Private | 2017 | |||
| OSBC TV | Osogbo | State | Osun State Government | 1992 | Osun State Broadcasting[27] | |
| Bauchi TV | Bauchi | state | Bauchi State Government | 2019 | ||
| Rima TV | Sokoto | Sokoto State Government | 2006 | |||
| ALU TV | Private
Sokoto |
2018 | ||||
| TV Taraba | Taraba | Taraba State Government | 2018 | |||
| DITV Kaduna | Private | Kaduna | 2003 | |||
| Rokoto Tv
|
Bida
|
Niger
Kano |
2020 | 2017 |
See also
- Media of Nigeria
- List of newspapers in Nigeria
- Nigerian newspapers
- List of radio stations in Nigeria
- Cinema of Nigeria
- Telecommunications in Nigeria
- List of television stations in Africa
References
- ^ "World television day - History of TV". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Nwulu, Nnamdi I.; Adekanbi, Adeyemi; Oranugo, Tochukwu; Adewale, Yemi (November 2010). "Television broadcasting in Africa: Pioneering milestones". 2010 Second Region 8 IEEE Conference on the History of Communications. IEEE. pp. 1–6. doi:10.1109/HISTELCON.2010.5735315. ISBN 978-1-4244-7450-9.
- ^ "50 years of television in Nigeria: So far, so good?". vanguardngr.com. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Where Nigerian TV stations should go". The Punch. punchng.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Logicman TV Official Website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "PlusTV Africa Official Website". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Galaxy Official Website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Channels Official Website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "AIT Official Website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Silverbird Official website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "NTA Official website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "LTV Official website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "TVC Official Website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "TVC News". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Superscreen TV – TV for family for culture". Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "MiTv Official website". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "OGTv Official website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "AKBC Official website". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "ABS Official website". Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "ITV website". itvradionigeria.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Cool Tv website". www.aimgroup.us. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Nigbati Official Website". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Official Website".
- ^ "Official Website".
- ^ "Kaftan Live Tv, On demand Videos". www.kaftan.tv. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Clevenard NoteBook+". www.clevenard.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Home". OSBC. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
Bibliography
- J.O. Onah; et al. (1988). "Viewer Preference for TV Stations and Programmes: A Pilot Study". Africa Media Review. 2 (3) – via Michigan State University Libraries, African e-Journals Project.
- Charles C. Umeh (1989). "Advent and Growth of Television Broadcasting in Nigeria: Its Political and Educational Overtones". Africa Media Review. 3 (2) – via Michigan State University Libraries, African e-Journals Project.
