BCOS Radio Airs 24 Hours After Fire Incident
The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), Oluyole FM’s studio has commenced transmission barely twenty-four hours it caught fire.
Recall on Wednesday, The Pendulum Media had reported a fire incident at the station.
According to an updated report, the fire was triggered by a power surge caused by the sudden restoration of power by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).
The studio, make-up studio and the television studio, with equipment worth millions of naira got destroyed, the management of the station revealed.
However, it was gathered that to manage the damage caused by the fire, the station’s engineering crew managed to put together a temporary arrangement with the resumption of the radio arm of BCOS.
Executive Chairman of BCOS, Prince Dotun Oyelade, who spoke while inspecting the facilities on Thursday, lamented damage done to three of the corporation’s studios.
Oyelade, however, assured that everything would be done to ensure a temporary semblance of normal transmission.
He stated, “The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State was on Wednesday afternoon gutted by fire triggered by a power surge caused by the sudden restoration of electric power by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).”
“The areas affected by the fire incident are the studio where the station’s dispute resolution program ‘So daa bee’ is recorded, the make-up studio and the television studio,” he added
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