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The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was established by law in 1968 with a triple mandate as a State Broadcaster, Public Service Broadcaster, and a Commercial Broadcaster in
Ghana
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. Headquartered in the capital city,
Accra, it is funded by grants, broadcasting
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, costing 36
cedis and 60
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History
Established under an act by the British colonial government in 1935, the Gold Coast first operated a Broadcasting outlet called radio ZOY. This was the code name of a relay station the
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operated. It was in the time of Governor General Sir
. It later became the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation after Dr Kwame Nkrumah changed the name Gold Coast to Ghana, upon political independence in 1957. The broadcasting service, originally known as Station ZOY, was introduced on 31 July 1935 by the colonial Governor, Sir Arnold Hodson.
Back in 1965, Dr Kwame Nkrumah inaugurated the television division for black and white screens. Both radio and television became main components of GBC's electronic outlets for information dissemination. In 1996, the Supreme Court settled a key debate in Ghana when its ruling committed the state broadcaster to the equal opportunities doctrine in broadcasting. Thus, the corporation is obliged to be fair and grant equal publicity to all political parties in Ghana. It expanded with time to meet ever increasing expectations occasioned by growth in human population. As a result, the station now operates seven television channels and thirty three radio frequencies which broadcast in twenty five languages.
Establishment
Broadcasting began in Ghana on July 31, 1935, from a wired relay station opened in Accra. The brain behind the introduction of broadcasting into the country was the then Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Arnold Hodson, affectionately known as the "Sunshine Governor".
He was ably assisted by a British radio engineer, Mr. F.A.W. Byron. By 17:00GMT on that historic day, gramophone records of martial and light music were relayed and at exactly 17:45GMT the voice of Sir Arnold Hodson came through to break the tension and the suspense with this explicit message:
''“One of the main reasons for introducing the Relay Service is to bring News, Entertainment and Music into the homes of all and sundry. This will bring to an end the barriers of isolation and ignorance in the path of progress and also to enable the people of Gold Coast to improve on their very rich cultural music".''
Administration
The new broadcasting Service, code-named Radio "ZOY", was manned by eight technicians and housed in a small bungalow on 9th Road near the Ridge Police Station in Accra. Broadcasting first began in four Ghanaian languages, namely Fanti, Twi, Ga, Ewe, and later Hausa. Part-time staff were engaged to translate and announce the news in these languages until 1943 when full-time staff were appointed. Between 1946 and 1953, the organisation was administered by the Public Relation Department, now the Information Services Department. The Corporation expanded with time to meet ever increasing expectations occasioned by growth in human population. As a result, the station now operates seven television channels and thirty-three radio frequencies which broadcast in twenty five languages.
The Director-Generals of the GBC:
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J. B. Millar 1954-60
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W. F. Coleman 1960–70
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S. B. Mfodwo 1970–72
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L.W. FiiFi Hesse 1972–75 & 1984–90
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J. Y. Assasie 1975–81
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Kwame Karikari 1982–84
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George Aryee
George Aryee is a Ghanaian public servant. He served as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1991 to 1992.
Early life and education
Aryee had his secondary education at Adisadel College, Cape Coast, and later co ...
1991–92
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David Anaglate
David Kwasi Anaglate was a Ghanaian journalist, lawyer and public servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) from 1992 to 1995, and Ghana's ambassador to Togo from 1996 to 2001. He is the Chairman of the Gha ...
1992–95
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Kofi Frimpong 1995–99
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Gilbert Adanusa
Gilbert Komla Adanusa is a Ghanaian engineer and civil servant. He was president of the Ghana Institution of Engineering from 1988 to 1989, and the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1999 to 2000.
Adanusa served a ...
1999–2000 (acting)
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Seth Ago-Adjetey
Seth Ago-Adjetey is a Ghanaian accountant and civil servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2000 to 2002.
Early life and education
Ago-Adjetey was born on 4 April 1945. He studied Business Administratio ...
2000–02
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Eva Lokko
Eva Naa Merley Lokko (died 6 October 2016) was a Ghanaian civil servant, engineer and politician. She was the first woman to be chosen as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP).
She partnered the flagbearer of t ...
2002–05
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Yaw Owusu Addo
Yaw Owusu Addo is a Ghanaian journalist, public servant, and politician. He served as the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2005 to 2007.
Prior to his appointment to the helm of the corporation, he was the Dire ...
2005–07 (acting)
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William Ampem-Darko
William Ampem Darko is a Ghanaian politician and civil servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2007 to 2010.
Prior to joining the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he was the chairman of the New Patriotic ...
2007–10
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Kwabena Sarpong-Anane
Kwabena Sarpong-Anane is a Ghanaian academic, lawyer and public servant. He served as the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2010 to 2011.
Prior to his appointment, he was the deputy Director General of the Gha ...
November 2010–October 2011 (acting)
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Berifi Afari Apenteng
Berifi Afari Apenteng is a Ghanaian lawyer, journalist, and civil servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2011 to 2013.
Education
Apenteng had his secondary education at Mfantsipim School and Labone ...
November 2011–March 2013
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Albert Don-Chebe
Albert Don-Chebe is a Ghanaian lawyer, retired soldier, and public servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2013 to 2016.
Education
Don-Chebe had his secondary education at St. Augustine's College, Cap ...
May 2013 - May 2016
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Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow
Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow is a Ghanaian journalist, academic and public servant. He was the 16th Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2016 to 2018.
Anoff-Ntow was born in October 1964. He holds a doctorate degree (Doctor o ...
November 2016 -January 2018
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Amin Alhassan October 1, 2019–Present
Legislation
On the recommendation of a commission set up in 1953, the Gold Coast Broadcasting Service (GCBS) was established and from there it became a department in its own right. On attainment of independence in 1957, the Gold Coast was renamed Ghana and the GCBS became Ghana Broadcasting System (GBS). The legislation that basically set up GBC as an establishment was National Liberation Council Degree number 226 (NLCD266) of 1968.
Television and radio stations
GBC operates the famous Ghana Television
GTV (a channel for events that matter most to Ghanaians), which is broadcast nationwide on analogue terrestrial platform. Additionally, GBC runs four digital networks namely: GTV Sports+ (24-hour sports channel that provides premium sports programmes), GBC News (24-hour news and current affairs channel), GTV Life (Religious and cultural channel), Obonu TV (a channel for the people of Greater Accra and window for the Ga-Dangbe). It has branches or affiliate stations across the regional capitals, partnered with other private and Public Service Broadcasters across the globe, and collaborated with other governments worldwide.
The mandate of GBC requires that it provides services for all segments of the multicultural society, with the cardinal roles being timely information, education and entertainment. It quickly set up the GTV Learning channel to broadcast to school pupils and students forced to stay home as the academic calendar was suspended at onset of the novel Coronavirus pandemic from March 2020. New cards on the table are the plans to establish radio stations in the six newly created regions in Ghana.
Regional FM stations nationwide:
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Uniiq FM
Uniiq is a public radio station in Accra, the capital town of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The station is owned and run by the state broadcaster - the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was established ...
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Volta Star
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Twin City Radio
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Radio Central
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Radio Savannah
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Garden City Radio
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URA Radio
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Radio Upper West
Radio Upper West is a public radio station in Wa, Ghana, Wa, the capital town of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The station is owned and run by the state broadcaster - the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
References
Radio stations in Gh ...
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Sunrise FM
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Obonu FM
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Radio BAR
''Radio Bar'' is a 1936 Argentine musical film drama directed and written by Manuel Romero. It is a tango film.
Main cast
* Gloria Guzmán
*Olinda Bozán
* Carmen Lamas
* Alicia Barrié
*Alberto Vila
* Juan Carlos Thorry
*Marcos Caplán
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Training school
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, which is also an agency overseen by the Ministry of Information, runs a training school that provides tuition in radio and TV broadcasting and engineering. It has over the years trained both locally and internationally renowned broadcasters. The training school has two faculties: Broadcast Journalism and Broadcast Technology. The Corporation also promotes training and educational programs and is central to fulfilling the GBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Landmarks
References
Further reading
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External links
Official site of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - GBC*
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Broadcasting in Ghana
Mass media companies of Ghana
Mass media in Accra
Publicly funded broadcasters
Radio stations in Ghana
State media
Mass media companies established in 1935
1935 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)
British companies established in 1935