{"id":4010,"date":"2022-08-19T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=4010"},"modified":"2023-05-07T15:44:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:44:03","slug":"radio-kogi-tao-fm-make-list-of-stations-shutdown-by-nbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/radio-kogi-tao-fm-make-list-of-stations-shutdown-by-nbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Kogi, Tao FM Make List of Stations Shutdown by NBC\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8080026755787218\" data-ad-slot=\"7193833156\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria government on Friday announced the revocation of the broadcast licenses of 52 television and radio stations.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in a statement said the licenses were revoked because the stations failed to renew their licenses as required by law.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0It also ordered the affected station to \u201cshut down their operations\u201d within the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The commission said it had, in May 2022, given the affected stations \u201ctwo weeks to renew their licenses and pay their debts or consider their licenses revoked\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThree months after the publication, some licensees are yet to pay their outstanding debts,\u201d NBC wrote in the Friday statement.<\/p>\n<p><script async 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