<P> The first terrestrial television broadcast signals in Africa occurred on Saturday October 31, 1959 and belonged to the Western Nigeria Television Service (WNTS). Nigeria is the first country to introduce television broadcasting in Africa, other prominent African countries failed to achieve this feat soon enough . Nigeria also has the largest terrestrial television network in Africa which is the Nigerian Television Authority (with over 96 stations scattered around the country). </P> <P> This is a list of free - to - air television stations based in Nigeria . It also includes the location, year of establishment, owner and type of ownership . Africa Independent Television was the first privately owned terrestrial station in Nigeria . </P>

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