By Wilson Adekumola
The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, Oluyole FM, has resumed transmission twenty-four hours after the station was razed by fire on Wednesday
It was gathered that the broadcasting station came under fire which was caused by a power surge caused by the sudden restoration of power by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company.
According to the management of the station, the affected areas included the studio, the make-up studio and the television studio, with equipment worth millions of naira ravaged by the inferno.
It was also learnt that the resumption of the radio arm of BCOS is a temporary arrangement.
It was initiated by the station’s engineering crew to manage the extensive damage caused by the fire.
The Executive Chairman of BCOS, Prince Dotun Oyelade, bemoaned the level of destruction of the three corporation’s studios while inspecting the facilities on Thursday.
While expressing confidence that he would do everything to ensure a temporary semblance of normal transmission, Oyelade said, “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.
