Channels Television continued its tradition of making history on Sunday night by winning the Television Station of the Year once again. It is the 16th time Africa’s most awarded TV station will emerge as the best TV station in Nigeria, a record no other TV station in the country comes close to.
Professor Olu Obafemi declared the station winner of the
award, which recognises media excellence in the country, at the 31st Nigeria
Media Merit Award (NMMA) anniversary, held at Muson Centre, Lagos.
The criteria for the award include the level of adherence to
the rules of regulatory bodies, the percentage of local content, response to
financial obligations internally and to regulatory bodies, quality of
programming and transmission, objectivity, fairness and balance.
Channels Television trounced Arise TV, TVC and many others
to clinch the prestigious award this year.
Before the most recent win, Channels Television, which
broadcasts to over 20 million people in and outside of Nigeria, and is the most
watched Nigerian station, previously won the prestigious award in 2000, 2001,
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022,
alongside other recognitions.
At Sunday ceremony, awards were handed in multiple
categories with the PUNCH newspaper and The Nation coming out tops in the print
categories. The PUNCH bagged the much-coveted Newspaper of the Year award and
the Editor of the Year gong and nine other awards, while The Nation went away
with 15 awards, the most won on the night.
Also in the broadcast category, the Federal Radio
Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) clinched the NBC Prize for Radio Station of the
Year.
Recognised globally as a station built on trust, Channels
Television, a 24-hour news and media organisation was founded in 1992 by
Nigerian veteran broadcasters and business moguls: John Momoh and Sola Momoh.
The Company commenced operations in Lagos, south western
Nigeria and has since grown to include three other Stations in Abuja, Edo and
Kano states. The Company also has bureaus in almost every state in Nigeria,
including stringers and affiliates in other parts in Africa.
Operating in Nigeria’s hugely popular broadcast media
market, Channels Television is the first and only thriving national TV brand,
dedicated solely to the dissemination of news.