Moves to enhance TV/radio receptions in V/R

Hohoe, April 9, GNA - The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) on Wednesday assured the people of the Volta Region that it was working to replace its transformer situated at the Amedzofe Technical Station to enhance television and radio reception in the region.

Mr Ralph Avornyo, the Volta Regional Director of GBC who gave the assurance in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said: "Serious efforts are being made to salvage the situation."

He was reacting to a recent public outcry on what has been described as the perennial poor reception of television and radios stations in some parts of the region. Mr Avornyo said, the Amedzofe Station continued to receive falling signals because the transformer was very old and its spare parts were no longer available on the market except by special order from the manufacturers.

The Director explained that, the transformer was made to operate within a specified time frame and anytime beyond the grace period only called for replacement. He said the strength of its Volta Star on Frequency Modulation 91.0 megahertz has also dipped from the operating five kilowatts to the current 500 watts adding that the situation was hampering revenue base of GBC.

Mr Avornyo praised the technical staff of GBC for bringing their expertise to bear on the situation. He entreated viewers, listeners and other stakeholders to be patient as management was working around the clock towards solving the problem.