TY - JFULL AU - Samaila Balarabe PY - 2013/11/ TI - Digitization of Television Broadcasting in Nigeria Review T2 - International Journal of Information and Communication Engineering SP - 2766 EP - 2771 VL - 7 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/17168 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 82, 2013 N2 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has opened up new and robust ways of sending and receiving information at global level. Any type of information including voice and video is sent to the diverse publics, who equally have variety of choices. Thus, the development of any nation is tied to efficient information dissemination. In Nigeria, television broadcasting started in 1959 with the establishment of the Western Nigeria Television (WNTV) by the opposition leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Later on, the government took over the station and fully controlled it. Subsequently, regional stations were opened to propagate government policies and programs. The television industry in Nigeria continued to grow in terms of viewership and number with over fifty national television stations and twenty five private ones. Thus, existing documents on digitization of television broadcasting industry and related literature were used as the main source of information. Therefore, this paper analyses the efforts being made by the Nigerian government through its ICT policy towards digitization of its television broadcasting in order to cope with the global trend. Recommendations are proffered with a view to achieving the target goal. ER -