Digitization of Broadcasting in Nigeria: A Mirage or a Possibility

Abstract

The recent trend is digitization in broadcasting in Nigeria. The Regional Radio Communications Conference, held in 2006 helped all over the world to go digital. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) had been established in 2015 to transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Within 2020 digitization of all VHF channels will be done. Nigeria had planned to digitize all its stations before deadline. This has been although started but not achieved fully. This country is also working to find out challenges and benefits of digitization. Nigeria is also working hardest to implement digitalization.