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| Type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Availability | Africa Europe North America |
| Founded | 1996 by Raymond Dokpesi |
| Area | Nigeria |
| Owner | DAAR Communications plc. |
Key people | Dr. Raymond Dokpesi |
Launch date | 22 November 1996 |
Official website | www.ait.live |
Africa Independent Television, also known by its acronym AIT, is a privately owned television broadcaster in Nigeria. It operates Free To Air in Nigeria as the largest privately[1] operated terrestrial television network with stations in twenty-four out of thirty-six states in Nigeria. AIT is also broadcast via satellite television from its operational headquarters in Abuja.[2] AIT is a subsidiary of DAAR Communications plc, available throughout Africa, and via Dish Network to North America.
Satellite broadcasts started on 3 November 1997.[3]
In the early 2000s, it was one of the many affiliates that relayed TVAfrica's output in Nigeria.[4]
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it was available on Sky channel 454 as a free-to-air channel (originally a subscription channel until 1 August 2016). An additional channel called AIT Movistar, formerly on Sky channel 330, ceased broadcasting on 28 July 2009. AIT International ceased broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 15 October 2019.
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- ^ "Broadcast organisations". National Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria launches 24-hour sat TV", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 16, January-March 1998
- ^ "Global Entertainment Media: Content, Audiences, Issues". Google Books. 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2023.