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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 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.
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 ...
With the creation of the current Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Benin was the head station of zone B, which also comprised other stations in south-central Nigeria, in Akure, Owerri and Port Harcourt. [2] By the mid-1980s, NTA Benin only had two cameras. [3]
NTA Jos is a unit of the Nigerian Television Authority seated in Jos, capital of the Plateau State.It was established as Benue-Plateau Television (BPTV) in 1974, shortly before being integrated into the new NTA network in 1977.
The Nigerian Television Authority was created following the 1976 territorial reforms. Due to the vastness of the country, the corporation established six zones, which supervised three or four local stations. Yola was in zone E, which encompassed north-eastern Nigeria. [1]
NTA2 came to be in 1980 over a dispute between the Nigerian Television Authority and Lagos Television over possible VHF frequencies to be used. The NTA strongly opposed the plans of the state government to set up a television station on channel 5. Ultimately the NTA remained on channel 5 while Lagos Television was relocated to channel 8. [1]
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.