AN ASSESSMENT OF SELECT BROADCAST MEDIA PROGRAMMES ON CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF AKWA IBOM STATE

An intensive investigation was carried on the Media Programmes and Cultural Development Programmes in Akwa Ibom State with references to NTA Channel 12 Uyo and AKBC television. This research which was content analytical dealt with 178 issues. Study’s finding revealed that NTA channel 12 Uyo devoted lesser time in presenting cultural development programmes in Akwa Ibom State and channel 12 Uyo coverage was not too high. Based on that study’s recommendations were; more time should be devoted by NTA channel 12 Uyo on cultural development programme in Akwa Ibom State, then the quality coverage should be high and more researches should be done in order to bring out the aesthetics of the programmes.