NCN Television is the television service of the National Communications Network, Guyana. Created in 1988 as an independent government outlet, it was merged with GBC in 2004 and became a part of the current NCN.
| Country | Guyana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Georgetown |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i (NTSC and ATSC) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | National Communications Network, Guyana |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 1988 |
| Former names | Guyana Television (1988-2004) GTV 10 (1988-1996) GTV 11 (1996-2004) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| UHF | Channel 11 |
History
editNCN TV's predecessor, Guyana Television Company, was licensed in October 1987,[1] going on air on January 1, 1988, broadcasting an experimental service for an hour a week on Sundays using a 400-watt transmitter donated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on VHF channel 10.[2] A merger of the three government media units was set for late March 1992.[3]
An assessment taken by the National Frequency Management Unit in 1992 said that GTV was the only television station in Guyana to comply with technical and programming requirements.[4] In 1996, with the release of an official VHF frequency plan for Georgetown by the NFMU, GTV planned to move to channel 11, a decision pending approval of the Broadcast Authority Bill. The station's executive chairman Earl Bousquet said that the move in frequencies was to prevent co-channel interference, as Neil Blackman's NBTV occupied channel 9.[5]
On March 1, 2004, GTV and GBC merged to become NCN.[6] In 2006, it took over the lottery broadcasts that formerly aired on VCT Network, strengthening its position in the market.[7]
References
edit- ^ Is Regulation Still an Option in a Digital Universe?: Papers from the 30th University of Manchester International Broadcasting Symposium, 1999. University of Luton Press. 2000.
- ^ Combroad. Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. 1988. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Nascimento criticises manner of reassignment of TV channels
- ^ TV stations warned, Stabroek News, June 30, 1992
- ^ Nascimento criticises manner of reassignment of TV channels, Stabroek News, October 16, 1996
- ^ Mergent International Manual. Mergent. 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ The demise of Vieira Communications Ltd began when the lottery company moved the nightly draw from VCT to NCN, Stabroek News