ABSTRACT
The topic of this research work, problems and
prospects of government owned broadcasting media in Nigeria is self emphatic
and the researcher focus on the government owned broadcasting media of Umuahia
North, Abia State Nigeria. Government owned broadcasting media depends to a
large extent on the government and the private media owners reason that the
government who deregulated broadcasting media
and set up (NBC) in decree 38 of 1992 who are in-charge of the government
owned broadcasting media licensing, renewal, and revocation should endeavour to
see that it thrives well, also the private media owners should make efforts to
see they avoid any form of operational problem. So in order for there to be
progressive operation in government owned broadcasting media there is need to
identify and curb various operational problems militating against government
owned broadcasting media organizations in the country.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
The
desire of government to put in place a policy instrument for the broadcasting
sector is a welcome development. In almost eight years since
broadcasting was introduced into Nigeria, there have been many policy processes
involving diverse institutions. Several documents have emerged in the form of
white papers, laws, constitutions and policies to define the positions of
government at different periods. Moreover, the evolution of public
monopoly systems toward mixed systems has generated significant tensions
between the commercial operators to make formal complaints to the European
Union about double funding (public subsidies and advertising) and about public
operator multi platform strategies. These owned media (Lowe and Bardoel, 2007).
In the context, neither the variety of public broadcasting governance
and finding models that can be found in Nigeria, nor the debate on what
“government owned” actually means , can be ignored, since the traditional
regulations is to static to cope with the rapidly changing context, new concepts
such as “self” or co-“regulation” are introduced. Furthermore, as a result of
paternalistic tradition and an often all-too-close realtion with politics,
public broadcasting have kept citizens and civil society at a distance”
(Bardoel and D’ Haenens, 2008). Taking account of these international
trends in the sector and starting with the ideal that communication system
remain, to a significant degree national in organization and orientation.
This project report present the structural straits o of the Nigeria
public broadcasting system following analogue television switch-off and expands
on the underlying reasons that go to explain them. By way of a
conclusion, it considers an expanse analysis of the Nigeria Public Broadcasting
System’s future evolution.
1.2
Statement of the Problem
In view of this discussion, this
study look at the operational problems of government owned broadcast media
(radio) in Nigeria using Abia Broadcasting House and NTA Umuahia as a case study.
Most government owned broadcast media
(radio) are faced with a lot of problems in their operation. This is so
because, since they are not owned by the government and cannot serve as the
mouth piece and to some extent, this affect them because, the government is not
responsible for their finances they are only sponsored by their owners and
incase of financial constraint, they will surely be affected.
Most government owned
broadcasting media lack the tactics in the management of its staffs and resources
available to them and this causes lack of commitment by its workers thereby
causing more harm than good to the organization.
Most government owned
broadcasting media are faced with impediments that lead to ineffective coverage
which leads to distortions in their operation.
1.3 Objective
of the Study
The research objective is not the
problems of government owned broadcasting in Nigeria but these are the specific
objectives which led to the main objective:
1.
To know and identify the challenges
and setbacks encountered by government owned broadcasting organization.
2.
To know if private ownership affects government
owned broadcasting organizations from carrying out its duties effectively.
3.
To know if there is any prospect
for advancement and improvement of the government owned broadcasting organizations.
1.4 Research
Questions / Hypotheses
These are the various research questions that
guides this study:
1. What are the challenges and setbacks
encountered by government owned broadcasting organizations?
2, To what extent does private ownership
affect government owned broadcasting organizations from carryout its duties effectively?
3. Is there any prospect for advancement and
improvement of the government owned broadcasting organizations?
1.5 Significance of the Study
These are the various significant
of the study in broadcasting:
1. It provides insight into more effective
broadcasting towards achieving the predetermined goals and obligation.
2. The research work is of benefit to students
of mass communication, who are notably the future broadcasters who will
definitely get to face the challenges faced by the government owned
broadcasting organizations, as it lists out guides towards effective and result
oriented broadcasting operations.
3. The research work can serve as a material
for reference to individual in the field of broadcasting.
1.6 Scope of the Study
This
study examined the operational problems of government owned broadcasting media in
Nigeria through a study of this nature sufficient validity.
The
researcher will not find it easy to examine or assess every government owned
broadcasting media in Nigeria because of certain factors such as home and
finance, that is why this study is limited to NTA Umuahia and Abia Broadcasting
House Radio Stations Umuahia.
1.7 Limitations
of the Study
A lot of problems were
encountered in the course of carrying out this research work because of some
reasons.
Financial
constraints were the first consideration, due to the economy of the country
presently transport fare has sky rocked and because of that the researcher is a
student therefore could not afford it.
Also,
the researcher also found it very hard to locate the place the stations are
situated.
The
researcher did not also have adequate time for more research to be done of the
study because of he task of putting school activities and the research
together.
1.8 Definitions
of Terms
Broadcasting: The
transmission of information ideas, issues, operations through air space by
means of radio frequency of signals capable of being received aurally or visually
or both by the general public.
Broadcast media: This
consist of all radio and television stations owned and controlled by the government
or individual and it can also be used in sending out programmes on radio or
television to a large number of people in order to achieve information and entertainment
dissemination.
Radio: It is an aural or
audio medium and the technology of using radio waves to carry information, such
as sound, by systematically modulating some property of electromagnetically
energy waves transmitted through space, such as their amplitude, frequency,
phase or pulse width.
Operational problems: The
difficulties encountered by the government owned broadcasting media in their
operation or in the dissemination of news, entertainment and information.
Government owned broadcast media: It
means those radio or television stations owned or belonging to the government.