Lagos Television

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Lagos Television (LTV)
City Lagos
Channels
BrandingLTV Channel 35 UHF
Ownership
Owner Lagos State
History
Founded1980
Technical information
ERP 30 kilowatts
Transmitter coordinates 4°49′46″N7°4′31″E / 4.82944°N 7.07528°E / 4.82944; 7.07528
Links
Website www.lagostelevision.com
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Lagos Television (abbreviated LTV), or Lagos Weekend Television (abbreviated LWT, UHF channel 35, also known as LTV 8) [1] It is a state owned television station in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos State Television was established In October, 1980 under the administration of Alhaji Lateef Jakande to disseminate information and entertain the populace. It became the second television station to be founded by a state government only preceded by Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). [2] It began broadcasting on November 9 of that year and was the first Television station in Nigeria to operate on two frequencies / bands VHF and UHF. Now on UHF channel 35, it was the first state owned Television station on cable satellite DSTV channel 256 and later on Startimes channel 104. [3]

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The objective of Lagos Television was to allow the state administration to disseminate information and entertain the general public and the link between the government and the populace. [4]

History

Lagos Television, upon its start in 1980, faced a dispute with the Nigerian Television Authority over the use of a potential frequency. Ultimately LTV gained channel 8, while NTA2 gained channel 5. [5]

Under military rule, Lagos television was moved to UHF channel 35. [6]

In September 1985, a mysterious fire destroyed the entire station; its studio, library as well as official records was damaged. [7]

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  1. "About". Lagos Television. Lagos News. Politics. Entertainment. Events. Retrieved 23 April 2022.