POWER INTERRUPTIONS AND BROADCASTING MEDIA PROGRAMMES IN ENUGU CASE STUDY OF ESBS RADIO AND TELEVISION

ABSTRACT
The aim of this research is to determine the effect of electricity power supply interruption on electronic media user with particular emphasis on Television use and Radio.
Thus, its aim at determining its impact and its effects on the social and economic life of the television viewers / Radio listeners.  To ensure that adequate and appropriate data were used in the analysis, data were collected through primary and secondary sources, these include questionnaire and interview on one had, and publication and republished paper on the other.
After analyzing the data, the following were made:
1.    Television/Radio provides education entertainment and information to the audience (masses)
2.    There is regular power interruption in Enugu metropolis
3.    The power interruption hampers the educational and entertainment programmes as well as the dissemination of information by the television and Radio.
4.    It also affects the social and economic life of the users adversely.
5.    It inflicts damages on the Radio stations and Television stations.
6.    It brings loss of Revenue to the media house.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page                    II
Dedication                        III
Certification                    IV
Acknowledgement                V
Abstract                        VI
Table of contents                VIII
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1    Background of study                    1
1.2    Statement of the research problem        7
1.3    Objective of the study                9
1.4    Significance of the study                10
1.5    Scope of the study                    12
1.6    Research questions                    13
1.7    Research hypotheses                    14
1.8    Conceptual and operational definitions of terms, conceptual definitions                16           
1.9    Assumptions                    17
1.10    Limitation of the study            17
References                    19
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW                21
2.1    Nature of television                21
2.2    The challenge of television broadcasting    24
2.3    Electricity supply in Enugu metropolis    29
2.4    The impact of power interruption on television use in Enugu metropolis.                    33
2.4.1.1    Viewers’ reaction to electricity power supply interruption                         37
References                        39
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                41
3.1    Research methodology and design        41
3.2    Population                        41
3.3    Types of data                    45
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1    Data presentation and analysis        49
4.2    Test of hypothesis                68
CHAPTER FIVE                    73
5.1    Summary of findings                73
5.2    Conclusion                    76               
5.3    Recommendation                77
5.4    Bibliography                    79
Appendix.                        82