Buhari Approves 213 New Broadcasting Licences

Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Ishaq Modibbo-Kawu disclosed this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt at the opening of the 71st General Assembly of Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON)

Giving the breakdown, Modibbo-Kawu  said that the president approved 147 new FM radio licences; 23 DTT Television licences , 3 new national radio network licences and 2 national television licences. He said the commission had also received presidential approval for 16 campus radio stations; 24 community broadcasters and 3 public organisations FM licences.

The Director-General said the total of 213 licences were the single largest number of stations ever licensed at any point in Nigeria Broadcasting history. He reiterated the importance of BON as an umbrella body for all the broadcasting outfits in the country.

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