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China funded $4 million USD Renovation and Expansion Facilities of the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$7,506,064
Commitment Year•2006Country of Activity•LiberiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LiberiaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2006
Start (actual)
Feb 19, 2008
End (actual)
Nov 19, 2008

Geospatial footprint

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Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Liberia

State-owned companies

  • Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS)

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Building Technique Group Co., Ltd. (CBTGC)
  • China Radio International (CRI)

Loan desecription

China funded $4 million USD Renovation and Expansion Facilities of the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS)

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2006, the Chinese government and Liberian Government reached an agreement for China to upgrade the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) to meet international standards. On November 18, 2007, the Chinese government issued a technical inspection by the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. On November 19, 2008 the Government of the People's Republic of China turned over the newly renovated and expanded Liberian Broadcast System to the Liberian Government. The cost of the LBS-China Aided FM Radio Expansion Project was $4 million US dollars. The station covers the entire country with relay outstations in six counties, including Lofa, Bong, Grand Bassa, Grand Gedeh, Bomi, and Maryland. The facilities are also equipped with a microwave satellite link. The transmission will also provide 3-hours of radio programming in Chinese. Under terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between China and Liberia, the Government of China will provide maintenance for the facilities for one year, after which China Radio International will contract a Chinese firm to provide maintenance for an additional four years. Follow up needed on which Chinese firm is now providing maintenance of the facilities. China Building Group was contracted to build the facilities.