TV47 has emerged among the big boys in the TV industry in the just concluded Kuza Awards, scooping four awards, beating some of the oldest TV stations in the country.
TV47 won the Compliance Award Commercial FTA TV and was the first runners up in the Upcoming Broadcaster Award TV and Copyright Award TV categories.
The station, which is considered as being in the upcoming category, also won the Uzalendo Award, which was awarded to all licensed and working broadcasters.
TV 47 is owned by Cape Media, a firm established by Mt Kenya University founder Prof. Simon Gicharu.
The Local Content Award FTA TV- Overall Local Content quota was won by Inooro TV, followed by Kameme TV and Ebru TV.
Full list of Winners and Runners-Up
Favorite TV
1. Citizen TV (Winner)
2. KTN Home
3. Switch TV
Most Trusted TV Station for News
1. Citizen TV (Winner)
2. KTN News
3. NTV
Favorite Radio Stations
1. Radio Maisha (Winner)
2. Radio Citizen
3. Musyi FM
Most Trusted Radio Station for News
1. Radio Maisha (Winner)
2. Radio Citizen
3. Musyi FM
Favourite PAY TV
1.GOTV Kenya Ltd (Winner)
2. Multichoice Kenya Ltd
3. Startimes Media Kenya Ltd
Upcoming broadcaster award
1. Switch TV
2. TV47 (Winner)
Golden certificate of appreciation to be issued for educational content aired (In All Counties)
English Service KBC
Radio Taifa KBC
Local Children Programming TV
1.Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development – Edu TV (Winner)
2. Royal Media Services – Citizen TV
3. Tamaz Communications Limited – Horizon TV
Local Children Programming Radio
1. Lubao Frequency Modulation Limited – Lubao FM (Winner)
2. Royal Media Services
Local Content Award FTA TV- Overall Local Content quota
1.Royal Media Services Limited – Inooro TV (Winner)
2. TV Africa Holdings Limited – Kameme TV
3. Everest Production Corporation Kenya Limited – Ebru TV
Local Content Subscription Broadcasting Services Award
1.Multichoice Kenya Limited (Winner)
2. Royal Media Services – Viusasa
3. Startimes Kenya Limited
Copyright Award TV
Christ Is The Answer Ministries – Hope TV
2. TV47 Limited – TV 47
3. Aviation FM Limited – Aviation TV
Copyright Award Radio
1. Christ Is The Answer Ministries – Hope FM (Winner)
2. Nairobi Aviation College – Aviation FM
Regulatory award category
TV47 (Winner)
GBS TV
Hope TV
Switch TV Limited
Compliance Award Free-to-Air Radio
Hope FM
Compliance Award Community Radio
Aviation FM
Compliance Subscription Broadcasting Service Provider
GOTV
Compliance Award Broadcast Signal Distributor
GOTV