The Federal Government has fixed December 2028 as the deadline for final transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting.
The Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Mr Charles Ebuebu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja.
On obsolete broadcasting equipment, Ebuebu said the commission was developing a policy based on expert input and international best practices.
He said the Digital Switch Over white paper required broadcasters to separate content production from transmission, with transmission handled by signal distributors such as NIGCOMSAT.
According to him, obsolete analogue equipment may be repurposed where possible, while government will be approached to absorb unusable assets to prevent environmental hazards from industrial waste.
