Country | Ghana |
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Network | Metro Network |
Headquarters | Accra |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Ownership | |
Owner | Ignite Media Group (Jospong Group of Companies) |
History | |
Launched | 1997 |
Links | |
Website | www |
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Metro TV is a member of the Ignite Media Group, a part of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) which also contains Original TV and Original 91.9FM. [2]
In October 2020, a new office which is located in North Ridge, was commissioned by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo. [3] It is a four floor building that has space for offices and houses six (6) fully furnished studios. [4]
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