National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), did not withdraw the license of EBS TV, Edo state’s broadcasting television, according to Crusoe Osagie, special adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media Projects.
Osagie, in a statement urged the public to disregard the false claims describing it as the handiwork of mischief-makers
He explained that against claims that the license of EBS has been withdrawn over statutory failures, the Channel 55 under which the station operates on falls within the 700 megahertz band that is being repurposed by the federal government following an international treaty established by the International Telecommunications Union in 2015, of which Nigeria is signatory.
He disclosed that the NBC has, however, reassigned a new Channel 45 to Edo Broadcasting Service TV, while plans are in progress for the compensation for EBS by the NBC.
Osagie revealed that letters were written to the Broadcasting Stations within the band to inform them of the developments, notify them of new channels to relocate to, and provide their compensation needs for payment.
Affected Broadcasting stations were negotiated with beginning from around 2020 and 2021.
On the issue of licence fee, the Special Adviser said the Station was heavily indebted for over a decade, before Governor Obaseki came into office, adding that in June, 2022, the Governor approved and began to clear EBS indebtedness to the regulatory authorities.
