NCC 4
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Television 4 formerly The National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (NCC), is a television station serving Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

. The station broadcasts on channels 4 and 16. Its studios are located at Lady Young Road, Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago.

History

In 1991, AVM Television signed-on as the second privately owned broadcast station in Trinidad and Tobago, owned by television veteran Dale Kolasingh. The station was largely unprofitable, and in the late 1990s, the station was acquired by the state and merged with the then International Communications Network which formed the National Broadcasting Network and it was re-branded "The Information Channel".

On January 15, 2005, NBN was shut-down. The facility where The Information Channel broadcast from is being leased to the National Carnival Commission and the channel was re-branded NCC TV to broadcast the Carnival
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival
The Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is an annual event celebrated on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago is the most significant event on the islands' cultural and tourism calendar, with numerous cultural events running in the lead up to the street parade on...

 celebrations scheduled to take place in February of that year. It was then changed to 4TV in 2011 and broadcasts local cultural events.

Then TV4 remained on-the-air broadcasting cultural, sport and Government programming. It was the main outlet for the National Lotteries Online Draws, including Play Whe, Cash Pot, and Lottery Classic from January 15th 2005 when ttt
Trinidad and Tobago Television
The Trinidad and Tobago Television Company ', was a national television broadcaster in Trinidad and Tobago. The company operated two stations, ttt on channels 2 and 13 and Alternative Television on channels 9 and 14...

 till Caribbean New Media Group
Caribbean New Media Group
The Caribbean New Media Group is a state-run media company in Trinidad and Tobago. The company operates three radio stations: Sweet 100.1, Next 99.1 and "Talk City 91.1", as well as a television station CNMG-TV.They also operate television services on channels 9, 13, and 6. Some of the station's...

 , C TV acquired the draws sometime in 2009.

The station also simulcasts the Parliament Channel, when there are live debates.

News and Current Affairs

NCC-TV in the past two newscasted daily except on weekends at 6am and 6:32pm, presented by former ttt
Trinidad and Tobago Television
The Trinidad and Tobago Television Company ', was a national television broadcaster in Trinidad and Tobago. The company operated two stations, ttt on channels 2 and 13 and Alternative Television on channels 9 and 14...

news anchor John Victor. Kevin Garcia holds the position of News Director at the station. TV4's former programming included the show Good Morning T&T.

Network slogans

  • It must be AVM! (1992-2001)
  • The Information Channel. (2001-2005)
  • Cherishing our culture. (2005-2011)
  • OUR TV (2011-present)

External links

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