Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation

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The Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation (RSBC) is a government owned, controlled and funded public broadcaster in Rivers State, Nigeria. It was created by Edict No. 8 of 1973. The headquarters of the Corporation is at 2 Degema Street in Port Harcourt. [1]

The RSBC was originally set up by the government of Alfred Diete-Spiff to serve as an "umbrella body" for the state's radio and television stations including Radio Rivers and Rivers State Television. The Corporation is headed by a General Manager. Literary icon, Gabriel Okara was the first person to be appointed to the post. [2]

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References

  1. Sika, Baridorn (2005). History of radio broadcasting in Rivers State. Port Harcourt, Nigeria: DOKUS Press. ISBN   9782631612.
  2. "Radio Rivers At 33". The Tide . Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2015-05-14.