Television of Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Source: Ameyaw Debrah

Gh-One starts commercial broadcast this weekend

Since it started test transmitting some few months ago, GH-One Entertainment TV has been bringing some exciting entertainment in homes across Accra. News from the TV channel this week indicates that the station is set to mark the beginning of its commercial broadcast on Saturday October 1.

The television station emerging from the staples of Multiple Concepts Group Ltd is a free to air channel best dedicated to first rate entertainment. GH-One will be beamed to audiences in most areas around the country from day one of its commercial broadcast, an impressive feat in deed. It is no mean achievement for Gh-One, an urban channel to begin transmission with seventy percent coverage of the entire nation with the rest of the nation expected to be covered by end of the year.

This means that come Saturday, most Television sets across the country from the Ashanti Region, Western and Central Regions right down to the Greater Accra, some parts of Volta Region and Eastern Regions among others, can tune in to GH-One TV and receive excellent broadcast. Saturday will see an introduction of GH-One’s flagship programming during an eighteen hour of estimated broadcast time which will begin at 6AM and end at 1 AM on Sunday.

Viewers will enjoy a blend of local and foreign content which will range from Reality Series, Movies, Music Videos, Entertainment Report and many more. Aside the MTV and NICKELDEON channel blocks that has been airing for the test transmission, viewers will be jumping to ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, bumping their heads to “Americas Got Talent’ and ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’.

Other exciting programmes includes the “How Do I look”, “My Celeb Home”, ‘Clean House”, “Project Runway”, “Kardashians”, “True Hollywood Stories”, “Kimora” among others. Young viewers can also look forward to the channel for exciting kiddie line up; “Barney”, “Bob The Builder” and many more.

Nii Ayite Hammond, Head of Production of Gh-One Entertainment TV revealed the preparedness of the station for the commercial broadcast. “We are aware of all the challenges that comes with commencing commercial broadcast but we are up to the task and we will keep viewers entertained’’.

It is without a doubt at this point that GH-One truly intends to give entertainment a home now, we will return soon with a review of the new station.