The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Lagos Operations has assured that Metro FM would commence live transmission of it’s News and Programmes before the end of this week .
The Director, Mrs Bolanle Owoyemi gave the assurance when a delegation from the Voice of Nigeria , VON, visited FRCN Lagos Operations to commiserate with the management over the fire outbreak which affected a section of the Corporation’s building housing Metro FM and Radio one Studios.
“Radio one transmission was restored fully, 24 hours after the unfortunate fire outbreak . Metro FM has been rendering skeletal Services ever then. By the grace of God, we are working assiduously to ensure that Metro resumes full transmission of it’s programmes on or before this weekend.”
Mrs Owoyemi thanked the Director – General of VON , Malam Jibrin Baba- Ndache and his team for the visit .
Earlier , the leader of the VON delegation and Director ,ICT Mr Abdulkareen Maruf had on behalf of the VON DG, sympathized with the management of FRCN for the loss of equipment in the fire disaster .
“We are particularly saddened by the loss of equipment and disruption of operations in the inferno”
The VON delegation who shares the same premises with Radio Nigeria , unanimously described FRCN as their second home based on the level of cooperation between the members of staff of the two organization’s.
The visitors were happy at the revelation by the Director Lagos Operations, Mrs Bolanle Owoyemi, that Radio Nigeria’s achieve Library was not affected by the fire.
Mrs Owoyemi later took the VON delegation round the FRCN facilities that were destroyed by the fire.
