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Radio was first introduced to Nigeria in 1933 and was called the Radio Distribution System and was used by the BBC throughout the 1930s. In 1930 the Ibadan station was created. By 1956, Nigeria had created the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation and became the primary broadcasting company in the country.

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Radio Broadcasting was introduced to Nigeria by the British in 1932, when BBC signals were relayed to receivers through the rediffusion system. In 1951, the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS) was inaugurated mainly to relay the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) programmes.

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