The Voice of Nigeria (VON) transmitting station in Abuja will be completed by the first quarter of 2009, according to Alhaji Abubakar Jijiwa, the station’s Director-General. Jijiwa told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that construction work at the project site had reached 80 percent completion while the civil works were 100 percent ready. In his words, ”most of the equipment in terms of transmitters, antennae, mast systems and generators are already on site at the moment.”
The Director-General (DG) said that, on completion, the project would produce the first radio station [in Nigeria] with the capability to broadcast in digital and analogue systems, within the shortwave bands. According to him, ”if the budget works out well in 2009, we should be able to roll out the project in terms of getting it commissioned in the first quarter of next year. When that project is completed and commissioned, it promises to be the biggest in Africa, whether North or South of the Sahara.”
He explained that the new transmitters would expand the international coverage of the station, because it would be heard worldwide. The VON DG said ”the station has the capability of a rotating antenna that can target any country in the world when desired.”
(Source: Voice of Nigeria)
on Feb 13th, 2009 at 05:12
Hello,
Why don´t you broadcast to europe anymore?
I used to listen first at Radio Australia, Voice of America and at the end Voice of Nigeria everyday.
How can I listen to you on the internet?
on Jun 8th, 2009 at 20:41
Voice of Nigeria broadcasts in the English language on shortwave, sometimes noise levels are high but most times signal strength is good and most of the transmission can be understood very well. I live in Scotland, United Kingdom.
I don’t seem to be able to receive V.O.N. online but maybe this is available on other websites not on http://www.voiceofnigeria.org though.