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Hoyte-Blackman Television (HBTV Channel 9) is a Guyanese over-the-air television network. The channel gives its name to Noel Blackman, who was a former leader of the People's National Congress Reform.

History

Noel Blackman Television

NBTV Channel 9 was formally inaugurated on July 30, 1994 at the Mandela Avenue in Georgetown, home to former government minister Noel Blackman, the namesake of the station. Initially, it ran for six hours a day (4pm to 10pm) with plans to increase at the short-term. The channel's launch came at a time of economic depression in Guyana, with no recovery planned for the coming times.

Mark Benschop left the station in June 2001 due to misagreements with the station's editorial guidelines.

Hoyte-Blackman Television

The station was renamed Hoyte-Blackman Television (HBTV) on January 1, 2004 in memory of Hugh Desmond Hoyte who was the president of the PNCR between 1985 and 1992. In 2010, it was one of the stations that had already picked up the rights to air local comedy series Mori J'Von.

References

1. New TV station opens, Stabroek News, August 1, 1994
2. "NBTV 9 and Benschop part company". Land of Six Peoples. 5 June 2001. Archived from the original on 8 July 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2004.
3. "Channel 9 unveils new name in Hoyte's memory". Land of Six Peoples. 1 January 2004. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2004.
4. New TV station opens, Stabroek News, September 25, 2010

• Television stations in Guyana
• Television channels and stations established in 1994
• 1994 establishments in Guyana