List of television stations in Nigeria - wikipedia List of television stations in Nigeria The first terrestrial television broadcast signals in Africa occurred on Saturday October 31, 1959 and belonged to the Western Nigeria Television Service ( WNTS ). Nigeria is the first country to introduce television broadcasting in Africa, other prominent African countries failed to achieve this feat soon enough. Nigeria also has the largest terrestrial television network in Africa which is the Nigerian Television Authority ( with over 96 stations scattered around the country ). This is a list of free - to - air television stations based in Nigeria. It also includes the location, year of establishment, owner and type of ownership. Africa Independent Television was the first privately owned terrestrial station in Nigeria. Contents 1 List of TV stations 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External links List of TV stations Name Location Funding Owner Founded Slogan Ref Galaxy TV Oyo State, Lagos State Private 1994 Reaching out for the Stars Channels TV FCT, Lagos State, Edo State Kano State Private John Momoh 1995 Your Home For The News AIT FCT, Lagos State, Ondo State, Borno State Edo State, Kebbi State, Gombe State, Kano State, Kwara State, Jigawa State, Katsina State, etc Private Raymond Dokpesi December 1996 Sharing the African Experience Silverbird TV FCT, Lagos State, Rivers State Private Ben Murray - Bruce 2003 It 's all about Entertainment NTA All 36 states and 1 Capital territory of Nigeria have at least 1 branch of NTA, and 7 Network Centers around each geo - political zone ( 96 stations ) Federal Nigerian Government 1977 Africa 's Largest Network LTV Lagos State State Lagos State Government 1980 TVC Lagos State Private Dele Alake 2002 Your link to Entertainment TVC News Lagos State Private Dele Alake 2012 Through African Eyes Super Screen TV Lagos State Private Otunba Otu Kayode SuperScreen for culture, for family MBI Lagos State Private Ubaka Onwuanibe Simply the Best DBN TV Lagos State Private Osa Sonny Adun 1995 Global brand with African Origin MITV Lagos State Private Alhaji Murhi Gbade Busari early or mid 1996 The Soul of Entertainment Delta Broadcasting Service Delta State State Delta State Government 1994 The Voice of Delta OGTV Ogun State State Ogun State Government 2003 AKBC Akwa - Ibom State State Akwa Ibom State Government ABS Anambra State State Anambra State Government 1994 ITV Edo State Private Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion Certainly the Best COOL - TV Lagos State Private Amin Moussalli 2012 Tv For Everyone CRBC Cross River Broadcasting Corporation State Cross River State Government The House on the Hill. Wazobia TV Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja Private AIM Group Na We TV Wazobia Max Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja Private AIM Group Maximum Entertainment ) See also Media of Nigeria List of newspapers in Nigeria Nigerian newspapers List of radio stations in Nigeria Cinema of Nigeria Telecommunications in Nigeria List of television stations in Africa References Jump up ^ `` Television broadcasting in Africa : Pioneering milestones ''. IEEE. Retrieved 20 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` 50 years of television in Nigeria : So far, so good ? ''. vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Where Nigerian TV stations should go ''. The Punch. punchng.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Galaxy Official Website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Channels Official Website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` AIT Official Website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Silverbird Official website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` NTA Official website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` LTV Official website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` TVC Official Website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` TVC News ''. Retrieved 29 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` MiTv Official website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` OGTv Official website ''. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` AKBC Official website ''. Retrieved 1 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` ABS Official website ''. Retrieved 1 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` ITV website ''. itvradionigeria.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Cool Tv website ''. www.aimgroup.us. Retrieved 1 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Official Website ''. Jump up ^ `` Official Website ''. Bibliography J.O. Onah ; et al. ( 1988 ). `` Viewer Preference for TV Stations and Programmes : A Pilot Study ''. Africa Media Review. 2 ( 3 ) -- via Michigan State University Libraries, African e-Journals Project. CS1 maint : Explicit use of et al. ( link ) Charles C. Umeh ( 1989 ). `` Advent and Growth of Television Broadcasting in Nigeria : Its Political and Educational Overtones ''. Africa Media Review. 3 ( 2 ) -- via Michigan State University Libraries, African e-Journals Project. 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Question: which is the first private tv station in nigeria
Answer: Western Nigeria Television Service (WNTS)