It has come to public glare how some people claim that the Western Nigeria Television was the first TV broadcast in Africa. The WNTV was established in Oct 1959 under Chief Obafemi Awolowo.By 1977 there were other TV broadcasts leading to the merging of all into NTV and later NTA.Later AIT emerged as first ptivate TV.
The TV industry has come a long way and it is growing but the question now for posterity:Is the Awolowo WNTV of 1959 the first in Africa?
pls facts only.

In Sub Saharan Africa not the whole Africa

Just went through this clown's post history.

Another potopoto boy that won't get Awolowo's name out of his mouth

How tf does it affect you if WNTV is the first in Africa or the whole world

What do you need that for?

Please be aware that AIT is not the first private television station in nigeria

The first private television station is DBN TV

Thanks

...Well thats what the cone-headed, brown-roof republicans say who are delusional say..One of them on this thread has even modified it to 'Sub-saharan Africa' ..lol!

"It has come to public glare..."

Felicitywe, please How old are you anyway...?


http://www.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_first_TV_station_in_Africa


http://nigerianfinder.com/nigerian-television-authority-a-brief-history/


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Television_Authority

hatters will flood here on hearing AWOLOWS name

rainylad:

...Well thats what the cone-headed, brown-roof republicans say who are delusional say..One of them on this thread has even modified it to 'Sub-saharan Africa' ..lol!

Potopoto girl

A picture they say can be more than a thousand of words...

ElsonMorali:
"It has come to public glare..."

Felicitywe, please How old are you anyway...?


http://www.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_first_TV_station_in_Africa


http://nigerianfinder.com/nigerian-television-authority-a-brief-history/


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Television_Authority

most of the claims r on public TV and gatherings. Just finished watching Gbenga Aroleba on AIT Focus Nigeria, and one of the guests an educated one and a newspaper editor made that claim that WNTV was the first in Africa.

rainylad:


...Skull miner.

Wow! I love your pop's nickname . For how long have they been calling him that?

bodejohn:
A picture they say can be more than a thousand of words...

"picture don't lie" but they r remarkable element of propaganda.Well if you r sure I won't argue much with you but will implore you to wait for more posts.Remember someone said it is the first in Subsahara Africa?

sentix:
Please be aware that AIT is not the first private television station in nigeria

The first private television station is DBN TV

Thanks

AIT is not the first private TV in Nigeria but DBN?thanks but which is the first TV in Africa,the one by Awolowo or . . .?

Consult your history books or ask your elders.

It is the first in West Africa not Africa as a whole.

felicitywe:


"picture don't lie" but they r remarkable element of propaganda.Well if you r sure I won't argue much with you but will implore you to wait for more posts.Remember someone said it is the first in Subsahara Africa?

This should be evidence based...till a contrary or superior evidence is produced.

felicitywe:

most of the claims r on public TV and gatherings. Just finished watching Gbenga Aroleba on AIT Focus Nigeria, and one of the guests an educated one and a newspaper editor made that claim that WNTV was the first in Africa.

What claim?

He stated a fact and you decided to challenge it without any iota of proof?

Some few seconds on Google produced those links I posted. Do yourself a favour and go through them.

WNTV was the first TV station in all of Africa, starting in 1959 (Egypt did not start until 1960). From what I remember transmissions were only from 6pm until 10pm and were almost entirely of American programs but with many locally produced adverts about road safety which were both highly entertaining but also forceful in their message. I have failed to find any examples of these on the Internet. An interesting point is that the WNTV logo included "First in Africa", but when ENTV started in 1960 their logo included "Second to none".