Type | Private company |
---|---|
Country | Nigeria |
Availability |
Africa Europe North America |
Founded | 1996 by Raymond Dokpesi |
Slogan | Sharing the African Experience |
Area | Nigeria |
Owner | Daar Communications PLC. |
Key people
|
Dr. Raymond Dokpesi |
Official website
|
www.aitonline.tv/news |
Africa Independent Television, also known by its acronym AIT, is a Nigerian satellite television station based in Lagos. AIT is a subsidiary of Daar Communications plc, available throughout Africa, and via Dish Network to North America.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is available on Sky channel 232, as a free-to-air channel (originally a subscription channel until August 1, 2016). An additional channel called AIT Movistar, formerly on Sky channel 330, ceased broadcasting on 28 July 2009.
AIT celebrated 20 years of broadcasting on 22nd November, 2016.