Capital TV (Nigeria)
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| language = English
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| headquarters = Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Capital TV is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The TV station was founded in 2019 and began broadcasting in 2022. Its primary focus is producing news and current affairs programs on Nigerian domestic issues.
History
Capital TV was founded in 2022 as a private television station by Nigerian broadcaster and entrepreneur Ndume Green, who was a finalist at the 2018 Komla Dumor Award. The company commenced operations in Port Harcourt, Nigeria with subsidiaries such as LightBox studios, Ogonitv, and Wakanda Media Foundation. The corporate office was opened in Port Harcourt in September 2023.{{cite news |last1=Abatan |first1=Mojisola |title=Capital TV opens corporate office in Port Harcourt |url=https://guardian.ng/news/capital-tv-opens-corporate-office-in-port-harcourt/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |publisher=The Guardian |date=16 September 2023}}
The channel was licensed in 2019 but began operations in 2022.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-11-11 |title=‘We want to beam the other side of Africa to the world’ |url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/we-want-to-beam-the-other-side-of-africa-to-the-world/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}} One of the subsidiaries, OgoniTV was started in 2016 by Ndume Green and Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr.{{Cite web |last=Telegraph |first=New |date=2022-02-02 |title=Award-winning young Nigerian entrepreneur opens TV channel in PH |url=https://newtelegraphng.com/award-winning-young-nigerian-entrepreneur-opens-tv-channel-in-ph/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=New Telegraph |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tide |first=The |date=2022-02-04 |title=Young Media Entrepreneur Unveils Ogoni TV In PH |url=https://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2022/02/04/young-media-entrepreneur-unveils-ogoni-tv-in-ph/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=:::...The Tide News Online:::... |language=en-US}}
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