The Kaduna State government says it is set to establish a new television station in Zaria to encourage residents’ active participation in governance and better disseminate government policies and programmes.

Ahmed Maiyaki, the managing director, Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC), disclosed this when members of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zaria Unit, paid him a courtesy visit on Friday in Kaduna.

Mr Maiyaki said the plan to establish the station has reached an advanced stage. It would be domiciled at the premises of Queens F.M. Zaria.

He said he had already obtained Governor Uba Sani’s consent for the development.

Mr Maiyaki explained that even though the KSMC TV was on Startimes, several residents could not afford subscription fees.

“I want to ensure that we have at least a two-kilowatt transmitter that will be able to transmit to all the local governments in Zone One, including a few local governments in Zone Two and Three.

“This is to ensure that local communities access the TV station on a terrestrial antenna, not through the satellite.

“This is one of the projects I want to focus on and complete within the shortest possible time,” he said.

The managing director commended the NUJ Zaria Unit for the visit, stressing that the unit was the first chapel to felicitate with him over his appointment.

Earlier, Sagir Awwal, the chairman of the NUJ Zaria Unit, said the visit was on behalf of the union’s members working in the northern part of Kaduna State.

(NAN)