Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)
CATEGORY | EQUITY | SECTOR HEAD | CHAIRPERSON |
OSE | 100% | AUGUSTUS YAMSON | REV. PROFESSOR ADDAE OBEN |
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is the public broadcaster in Ghana. It is funded by broadcasting television commercials and the levying of a television licence,
GBC operates GTV (a channel for events that matter most to Ghanaians), which is broadcast nationwide on analogue terrestrial platform. Additionally, GBC runs five digital channels namely, GTV Sports+ (a channel for sports), GBC 24 (a 24-hour news TV channel) and GTV Life (a religion and culture channel), GTV Govern (a governance channel), Obonu TV (a channel for the people of Greater Accra and window for the Ga-Dangbe) and ten regional and five district radio stations in Ghana.
The Mission of GBC is to provide for general reception in Ghana radio and television broadcasting services in the fields of culture, education, information and entertainment which reflect national progress and aspiration. In performing its public service role, GBC engages in commercial broadcasting through the sale of paid adverts and exploration of other sources of revenue related to its business.