Country Information for DAB, DAB+ and DMB - Ghana
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Country Update from Ghana
14-03-2008
In the Summer of 2007 Ghana Telecom in collaboration with Blackstar TV began the first mobile TV test transmission the OneTouch network in Ghana. The test is being held in the city of Accra and there is currently one channel available. The operators plan to broadcast six video, four audio and two data channels when the service commercially launches. The commercial roll out with cover Accra and Ashanti followed by a nationwide roll out.
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Last update: 24-07-2008
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| Population: | 22.4 million |
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On 14th May 2008 FonTV, Africa's first mobile phone enabled television content service, was launched via DMB. The network is operated by Black Star TV in collaboration with OneTouch and VDL. This launch followed on from the successful trial that ran in Accra during 2007. The current commercial service is being rolled out nationwide.
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Last update: 18-08-2008
At the moment coverage is limited to the two cities of Accra and Kumasi, but this will be extended in due course.
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Last update: 18-08-2008
There are 3 video services on air:
- Two local TV channels called FonTV 1 and FonTV 2
- And BBC World News
It is expected that the number of services will expand to between 8 to 12 channels in the next year