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Channels TV is a Nigerian owned television network. Below are some facts you need to know about this awarding winning television network.
Channels Television is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel with its headquarter in Lagos, Nigeria.
The parent company, Channels Incorporated, was founded in 1992, a year before the Nigerian government deregulated the broadcast media.
It began proper broadcasting in 1995 with its first news being broadcast by John Momoh.
It focuses mainly on producing news and current affairs programs on Nigerian domestic issues.
Its primary mission is to act as a watchdog on governmental policies and activities.
Channels Tv is owned by John Momoh who is also the CEO.
Its slogan is Your "Home for the News."
It is the first Nigerian broadcaster to stream its television programming live for 24 hours.
Its broadcast area covers a worldwide audience.
Its satellite channels are aired in Startimes, GOTV, DSTV, MYTV, FREESAT, SKY in Nigeria and other African countries while Thema TV, Africa TV and Lanceia Broadcasting in United Kingdom, USA and East Africa respectively.
Its official website is
https://www.channelstv.com/live.
In September 2008, Channels Television was shut down by President Yar'Adua, who sent Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) to shut down the station and to arrest its senior staff due to channel's report of Yar'Adua's bad health.
Its flagship program, "News at Ten", is considered as the most popular and most watched news in Nigeria.
In January 2012, journalist Enenche
Akogwu, who worked as a correspondent
in Kano for Channels Television, was shot
and killed while reporting on coordinated
attacks carried out by Boko Haram.
On 14 August 2015, Deutche Welle, a
German worldwide radio network, signed a
partnership agreement with "Channels TV"
to demonstrates the long tradition of airing
a positive view of Africa.
In August 2015, Channels TV signed a
memorandum of understanding with the
United Nations on News coverage.
Popular programs aired on Channels
Television include Sunrise Daily, Sunrise
Saturday, Business Morning, Politics Today,
Sport This Morning, Face Off, Diplomatic
Channels, Aviation This Week; and these
programs are aired during weekdays,
Saturdays, Weekdays, Sunday, Weekdays,
Wednesdays, Sundays and Mondays
respectively.
Channels TV currently broadcasts to an
audience of over 20 million people.
AWARDS WON BY CHANNELS TELEVISION
Channels Television has been named "Best
station of the year " 12 times (2000, 2001,
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015 & 2016) by The Federal Republic
of Nigeria's Media Merit Award Trust.
In 2013, It won "Best TV Station in Africa"
by African Achievers Awards, Achievers
Media, "
Most Compliant Television Station
In Media Category" by Advertising
Practitioners Council of Nigeria, Lagos State
Ministry of Education's
"Jam Feast" award
for its contribution towards youth invention
and educational development, "
Best Report
On Maternal Health" by the Society of
Gynaecology And Obstetrics Of Nigeria
(Sogon) and
Customer Service Excellence
Award in Media.
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TV. In case I missed any fact, whether trivia
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