Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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Type | Terrestrial television and radio broadcast network |
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Industry | Mass Media |
Predecessor | Gold Coast Broadcasting System-31 July 1935 |
Founded | 1 January 1953 |
Headquarters | Accra, Ghana, Ghana |
Area served | Ghana, 16 regions |
Key people | Professor Amin Alhassan (Director General) |
Products | Broadcasting, radio, web portals |
Services | Television, radio, online |
Owner | Government of Ghana |
Parent | Government of Ghana |
Website | gbcghanaonline.com |
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) daa kpami ni zalisi yuuni 1968 ka yaɣa balibu dibaata laɣim su li. Lala yaɣa dibaata ŋɔ n-nyɛ State Broadcaster, Public Service Broadcaster, ni Commercial Broadcaster din be Ghana.[1][2][3][4] Ka di tuma du'zuɣu nyɛ Accra, bɛ tabiri sɔŋdili ni laɣ'piɛligu, ni di yɛlibɔra din pahi paho.[5][6][7]
Taahari
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Administration
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]"Director-Generals" ban be GBC:
- J. B. Millar 1954-60
- W. F. Coleman 1960–70
- S. B. Mfodwo 1970–72
- L. W. Fifi Hesse 1972–75 & 1984–90
- J. Y. Assasie 1975–81
- Kwame Karikari 1982–84
- George Aryee 1991–92
- David Anaglate 1992–95
- Kofi Frimpong 1995–99
- Gilbert Adanusa 1999–2000 (acting)
- Seth Ago-Adjetey 2000–02
- Eva Lokko 2002–05
- Yaw Owusu Addo 2005–07 (acting)
- William Ampem-Darko 2007–10
- Kwabena Sarpong-Anane November 2010–October 2011 (acting)
- Berifi Afari Apenteng November 2011–March 2013
- Albert Don-Chebe May 2013 - May 2016
- Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow November 2016 -January 2018
- Amin Alhassan October 1, 2019–Present
Television and radio stations
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Regional FM stations nationwide:
- Uniiq FM
- Volta Star
- Twin City Radio
- Radio Central
- Radio Savannah
- Garden City Radio
- URA Radio
- Radio Upper West
- Sunrise FM
- Obonu FM
- Radio BAR
Landmarks
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Year | Event |
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1935 | Radio ZOY Established (BH-1) |
1939-40 | British Government built BH-2 (now known as Old House)[8] |
1943 | Local Languages broadcast introduced |
1946 | Information Service Department handled Administration of GBC |
1953 | Gold Coast Broadcasting System Established as a Department |
1955 | Establishment of Engineering Training School |
1956 | Audience Research Department set up |
1956 | GBC News unit set up |
1958 | Broadcasting House (BH-3) built |
1960 | Mr.W.F.Coleman appointed first Ghanaian D-G |
1961 | External Service |
1962 | GBC Reference Library established |
1965 | GTV inaugurated |
1965 | Rural Broadcasting introduced |
1966 | Television Licensing Decree, N.L.C.D 89 |
1967 | Commercial Broadcasting introduced |
1971 | Public Relations Department set up |
1975 | Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Decree, N.R.C.D 334 |
1985 | Colour Television Introduced |
1985 | URA Radio established |
1986 | Accra FM Radio established |
1987 | Apam fm station commissioned |
1989 | Installation of satellite TV dish to receive CNN |
1991 | Television Licensing Regulations, LI 1520 |
1994 | Dormaa Ahenkro Community station commissioned |
1994 | Twin-city radio commissioned |
1995 | Radio GAR now Uniiq Fm goes stereo |
1995 | Radio Savanna commissioned |
1996 | Radio Central commissioned |
1996 | Radio Volta Star commissioned |
1997 | Installation of satellite TV dish to receive Deutsche Welle |
1997 | Installation of satellite TV dish to receive Worldnet |
1998 | Installation of satellite TV dish to receive CFI |
2001 | Radio BAR commissioned |
2001 | Radio Upper West commissioned |
2002 | Radio GAR re-commissioned to Uniiq FM |
2002 | Radio Obonu FM commissioned |
2002 | Radio Sunrise FM commissioned |
2010 | Pilot Digital Terrestrial Transmission DTT(MPEG2, DVB-T)started |
2010 | DDT Committee Inaugurated |
2010 | Upgrading and Expansion of DTT (MPEG2, DVB-T)to Greater Accra, parts of Central, Eastern and Ashanti Regions |
2010 | GBC marks Diamond Jubilee |
2010 | GTV Sports (All Sports Digital Channel) established |
2011 | GBC24 (24 hour News Digital Channel) established |
2011 | Obonu Fm marks 10th Anniversary |
2011 | GBC Life (All Life Digital Channel) established |
2014 | GTV Govern Digital Channel Established |
2014 | Obonu TV Digital Channel Established |
2014 | GBC Digital Set Top Boxes Launched |
2015 | GBC celebrates 80th Anniversary |
2015 | TV Licence Fee revised from 30p to 36 Ghana Cedis a year |
Kundivihira
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- ↑ "BBG Partners with Ghana Broadcasting Corporation". US Agency for Global Media. https://www.usagm.gov/2014/02/24/bbg-partners-with-ghana-broadcasting-corporation/.
- ↑ "Ghana state broadcaster 'shocked' to lose Premier League rights to Chinese firm StarTimes". GOAL. January 9, 2020. https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/ghana-state-broadcaster-shocked-to-lose-premier-league-rights-to-/1cvln2sfsefh01l09b1r7f9evc.
- ↑ "GBC launches 80th anniversary celebrations". Multimedia Group (Joy Online). https://www.myjoyonline.com/gbc-launches-80th-anniversary-celebrations/.
- ↑ "Zongo Development Fund partners GBC for development". News Ghana. https://newsghana.com.gh/zongo-development-fund-partners-gbc-for-development/.
- ↑ Young, Kevin (18 January 2007). "TV licence fees around the world". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6241013.stm.
- ↑ The National Budget.
- ↑ "GBC to re-introduce payment of TV Licence fee". Graphic Online. 5 June 2019. https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/gbc-to-re-introduce-payment-of-tv-licence-fee.html.
- ↑ (August 2010) "NATIONAL DIGITAL BROADCASTING MIGRATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE". National Communications Authority.
Further reading
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Smith, Victoria Ellen, ed. (2018). Voices of Ghana: literary contributions to the Ghana Broadcasting System 1955-57 (Second ed.). Woodbridge, Suffolk: James Currey. p. 276. ISBN 9781847011930.
- Kittoe., Napoleon Ato (July 31, 2021). "The pangs of public service broadcasting". GBC Ghana Online. https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/features/the-pangs-of-public-service-broadcasting/2021/.
External links
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Official site of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - GBC
- About the GBC (25 March 2021).
Pubu pubu:
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Broadcasting in Ghana
- Mass media companies of Ghana
- Mass media in Accra
- Publicly funded broadcasters
- Radio stations in Ghana
- State media
- Mass media companies established in 1935
- 1935 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)
- British companies established in 1935
- Defunct shortwave radio stations
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