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Metamorphosis
WNTV - WNBS was transmitting from its
studios in Agodi Ibadan, it grew over the
years and was the first commercial station
in competition only with Nigerian
Broadcasting Corporation, NBC.
On 1st April, 1976, however, following the
creation of more States which led to
creation of Oyo, Ondo and Ogun States from
the old Western State, the Federal
Government took over all Television
Stations. The announcement had earlier been
made in a release dated 10th December, 1975.
It was hoped, that radio would be replicated
in States. WNTV therefore became NTV -
Nigerian Television and WNBS became the
property of the three States.
Independent transmission by the three State
stations did not start immediately because
there were no facilities. Only Oyo State
with its capital in Ibadan could lay claim
to a radio station of its own because the
now defunct
WNBS studios were available for use albeit,
as a tenant of the Federal Government owned
NTV. Moreover, there was the problem of
commercials already paid for according to
the reach of WNBS as at the time of
agreement. It was therefore decided that
there should be a networking of the three
stations till the expiration of the
commercial contracts. With this arrangement,
it was expedient that Ondo and Ogun States
to set up their respective studios and
purchase equipment.
At this time, Ogun State decided on naming
the state's radio outfit, Ogun State
Broadcasting Corporation while Ondo's was
named Ondo State Broadcasting Corporation.
Col. Jemibewon however wanted something
different for Oyo State and it was decided
that the station should be named
Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State.
WNBS therefore, metamorphosed into three
state radio stations namely the Broadcasting
Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), Ondo State
Broadcasting Corporation (OSBC) and Ogun
State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC). The
identification adopted for the period the
three stations were networking was: "This is
the Broadcasting Corporation Oyo State,
networking to Ondo and Ogun Radio".
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