The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked licenses of the African Independent Television (AIT), Silverbird Television (STV), and 50 other broadcast stations.
Addressing the press in Abuja on Friday, Director General of the Commission, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, said the 52 affected stations had been owing since 2015.
NoHe said the stations were owing about N2.6 billion debt.
According to him, in May, the commission published the names of stations who were yet to renew their licence and granted them two weeks to do so or get their licenses revoked.
He said three months after the publication, some stations were yet to pay their outstanding debt in contravention of Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, particularly section 10(a) of the third schedule of the Act.
Announcing the revocation of the licences, Ilelah instructed that the affected stations should shut down their operations within 24 hours.
He called on all stations who have not renewed their licences for the current duration to do so within 30 days to avoid sanctions.
He also called on all Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and other broadcast stations that were streaming online to register with the commission to avoid disconnection.
He said even they pay their outstanding fee, they would have to pay another amount for recommencement of operations.
Below is the list of the affected stations:
1. Silverbird TV (Silverbird Communications Co. Ltd) Network
2. Rhythm FM (Silverbird Communications Ltd)
3. AIT/Ray Power FM (DAAR Communication Itd)
4. Greetings FM (Greetings Media Ltd)
5. Tao FM (Ovidi Communications Ltd)
Zuma FM (Zuma FM Ltd)
6. Crowther FM (Crowther Communications Ltd)
7. We FM (Kings Broadcasting Ltd)
8. Linksman International ltd
9. Bomay Broadcasting Services Itd
10. MITV (Murhi International Group Ltd)
11. Classic FM (Pinkt Nigeria Ltd)
12. Classic FM (Pinkt Nigeria Ltd)
13. Classic TV (Pinkt Nigeria Ltd)
14. Beat FM (Megalectrics LTD)
15. Cooper Communications Itd
16. Splash FM (West Midlands Ltd)
17. Rock City FM (Boot Communications Itd)
18. Family FM (Kalaks Investments Nig. Ltd)
19. Space FM (Creazioni Nig. Ltd)
20. Radio Jeremi (Radio Jeremi ltd)
21. FM Abuja
22. FM Lagos
23. FM Yenagoa
24. FM Port-Harcourt
25. FM Jos
26. Wave FM (South Atlantic Media Itd)
27. Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation
28. Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation
29. Niger State Broadcasting Corporation
30. BeninNetwork
31. FM Network
32. FM Okene,
33. FM Suleja
34. FM Abuja
35. FM Benin
36. Breeze FM (Bays Water ltd)
37. Vibes FM (Vibes Communication Itd)
38. Family Love FM (Multimesh Broadcasting Co. Ltd) Port-Harcourt
Port-Harcourt
39. Gombe State Broadcasting Corporation
40. Lagos DSB
41. Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation
42. Osun State Broadcasting Corporation
43. Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation
44. Ondo State Broadcasting Corporation
45. Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation
46. Bayelsa State Broadcasting Corporation
47. Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation
48. Imo State Broadcasting Corporation
49. Anambra State Broadcasting Corporation
50. Borno State Broadcasting Corporation
51. Yobe State Broadcasting Corporation
52. Sokoto State Broadcasting Corporation
53. Zamfara State Broadcasting Corporation
54. Kebbi State Broadcasting Corporation
55. Jigawa State Broadcasting Corporation
56. Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation
57. Katsina State Broadcasting Corporation
