PNG government launches own TV station [1]
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 13:24. Updated on Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 15:48.
Papua New Guinea's national government is set to launch its television station today, Sept 17, with broadcasting expected to start at 6pm until midnight on channel two.
Residents in Wewak, Mt Hagen, Lae, Kokopo, Goroka and Port Moresby will get the chance to see the station, dubbed the National Television Station (NTS), being aired in this pre-launch but not other towns.
Special technical adviser Noel Mobiha said yesterday the launch today would be a pilot transmission test as part of the first phase of the K12 million project.
Mobiha said the television would be using cutting edge internet TV technology, meaning pictures and speeches can be sent quickly.
Internet TV was relatively a low investment service which transmits using existing infrastructure including broadband, ADSL, Wi-Fi, cable and satellite which makes it a valuable tool for a wide variety of service providers and content owners looking for new revenue streams.
Mobiha said the other 14 provinces will be linked up in the second phase of the project.
He said the new studio was yet to be completed and fitted with the equipments before a formal launch of the state-owned television station in "few months time".
Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare will be launching the station in Wewak, East Sepik Province, today. PC Online/Pacific Media Watch, 17/09/08.