After a rigorous verification exercise that lasted for a couple of weeks, here is the authentic list of nominees for the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA) 2015. While VOTING is expected to start on Saturday, January 30th, 2016, it will last for three weeks. Voting format is via SMS Shortcode system and on our Website www.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com (Details soon) Due to introduction of an SMS Shortcode system for voting, votes will take the lion’s share of 60 per cent, while research, survey and agency reports are responsible for 40 per cent of the final result. Moreover, in the special Listeners and Viewers choice categories, votes will take the sole responsibility for 90 per cent of the total tally. We wish all the nominees best of luck, as we look forward to their presence at the 6th Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards ceremony on Saturday 27th, February at Barcelona Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja and Nominees’ Party to be held in Ibadan on Saturday 30th January, 2016, at Mauve Lounge, Ring Road, Ibadan Please note, award plaque won’t be given in absentia and not redeemable after the event, hence your representative is expected at the award ceremony. Below is the list of Nominees for all competitive categories. Nominees are advised to search for their categories to get their shortcodes. Text format: Type nbma “put a space” nominee’s shortcode and send to 33811 Covered Networks: MTN, AIRTEL, ETISALAT and GLO A-TELEVISION STATION/CHANNEL CATEGORIES 1-Best TV Station of the Year (NATIONAL) (Criteria: Must be transmitting both on terrestrial and satellite/ Digital Channel, production quality and content) a- Galaxy TV 1001 b- MITV 1002 c- NTA 1003 d- Liberty TV 1004 e- TVC 1005 f- Wazobia TV 1006 g- STV 1007 h- ONTV 1008 2-Best TV Station (REGIONAL) (Viewer’s Choice) a- Ondo TV 2001 b- Delta State Television 2002 c- ITV Benin 2003 d- Liberty TV (Kaduna) 2004 e- CRBC Calabar 2005 f- Orient TV Owerri 2006 g- CTV Kano 2007 h- ARTV (Kano) 2008 i- ESBS Chanel 50 (Enugu) 2009 j- Rivers State TV 2010 3-Best TV Channel (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria: 24-hour Channel on Pay Satellite/Digital TV, Large viewer-ship and Good content) a- Ancient of Days TV 3001 b- Realstar TV 3002 c- Rave TV 3003 d- Vox Africa TV 3004 e- ETV Channel 50 3005 f- R2 TV 3006 g-African Movie Channel 3007 h- Liberty TV 3008 4-Best Indigenous TV Channel (Viewers Choice) (This Category welcomes nomination of indigenous TV channels i.e. Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo on Satellite/ digital stations) a- Farin watta 4001 b- Wazobia TV 4002 c- Liberty TV (Hausa) 4003 d- NTA Igbo 4004 e- Orisun 4005 f- NTA Yoruba 4006 g- Africa Magic Hausa 4007 5-Best Entertainment Channel (Africa) (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria): Made in Nigeria/Africa, good content, production quality and running on pay Satellite/Digital Channel) a- Spice TV 5001 b- EbonyLife TV 5002 c- Nigezie 5003 d- Planet Radio TV (PRTV) 5004 e- GET TV 5005 f- WAP TV 5006 g- SoundCity 5007 h- African Movie Channel 5008 i-ONTV Max 5009 6- Best TV Station with the widest coverage a- AIT 6001 b- STV 6002 c- NTA 6003 d- ITV 6004 e- Galaxy TV 6005 f- Channels TV 6006 7-Best Entertainment Channel (International) (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria: Import and Export 24 hours channel on pay Satellite/Digital TV, large viewership in Africa) a- Planet Radio TV (PRTV) 7001 b- Spice TV 7002 c- MTVBase 7003 d- Trace Urban TV 7004 e- AfroMusic Pop 7005 8-TV Channel with Best News coverage a- Galaxy TV 8001 b- AIT (International) 8002 c- NTA 8003 d- STV (Network) 8004 e- Liberty TV (Kaduna) 8005 f- Core News 8006 g- TVC News (Nigeria/Africa) 8007 i- ITV (Network) 8008 9-TV Station with Best Creative Innovation a- Planet Radio TV (PRTV) 9001 b- Ancient of Days TV 9002 a- EbonyLife TV 9003 d- TVC 9004 e- AIT 9005 f- Core TV 9006 g- ITV 9007 h- STV 9008 10-TV Channel with Best Station Imaging. This category is designed to recognize excellence in the creation of an overall ‘sound’ for a station or network. To reward creative and effective use of production tools such as liners, jingles, promos and trailers, in establishing and promoting a distinctive on-air station/network identity. a- EbonyLive TV 10001 b- TVC 10002 c- WAP TV 10003 d- AIT 10004 e- STV 10005 f- HipTV 10006 g- Soundcity 10007 h- Wazobia Tv 10008 i- NTA 10009 j- Nigezie 10010 11-TV Channel with Best Coverage of Live Events a- NTA 11001 b- Channels TV 11002 b- STV 11003 c- TVC 11004 d- SoundCity 11005 f- HipTV 11006 12-Best New TV Station/Channel Criteria: Station must be relatively new and be regarded as innovative and fast-rising. a- Wazobia TV 12001 b- Rave TV 12002 c- Liberty TV 12003 d- Cool TV 12004 e- ONTV Max 12005 13-Most Watched TV Channel of the Year (Viewers Choice) Criteria– This category is strictly for channel on pay Satellite/Digital TV with largest viewership a- STV 13001 b- AIT 13002 c- Galaxy TV 13003 d- ONTV 13004 e- Channels TV 13005 f- TVC 13006 g- HipTV 13007 h- EbonyLifeTV 13008 i- NTA 13009 j- WapTV 13010 B-RADIO STATION CATEGORIES 1-Best Radio Station (Lagos) (Criteria: Production quality, coverage, content and listenership) a- Rhythm FM 14001 b- Classic FM 14002 c- Star FM 14003 d- Metro FM 14004 e-Radio Continental 14005 f- Smooth FM 14006 g- Inspiration FM 14007 h-Top Radio FM 14008 i-Cool FM 14009 j- Beat FM 14010 K-Nigerian Info 14011 l-Brilla FM 14012 2-Best Radio Station (North) a- WE FM (Abuja) 15001 b- Hot FM, Abuja 15002 c- Wazobia FM (Kano) 15003 d- Unity FM Jos 15004 e- Kiss FM Abuja 15005 f- KSMC Kaduna 15006 g- Rhythm FM (Abuja) 15007 h- Cool FM Abuja 15008 i- Kapital FM (Abuja) 15009 j- Alheri Radio (Kaduna) 15010 k- ASO Radio, Abuja 15011 l-Vision FM, Abuja 15012 m- Wazobia FM (Abuja) 15013 n- Nigeria Info (Abuja) 15014 o- Love FM (Abuja) 15015 3-Best Radio Station (South-West) a- Splash FM (Ibadan) 16001 b- Beat FM (Ibadan) …
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