Efforts at forming the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) dates back to 1973. By then, there was a need for an organisation under which broadcasting media in Nigeria would interact with one another. Apart from serving as an organ through which television and radio would speak with one voice, such organisation would be used as a rallying point for coverage of major national and international events. In particular, there was the need for effective co-ordination broadcast media for the 1973 "All African Games" held in Nigeria. The World Festival of Black African Arts and Culture (FESTAC) provided the platform through which BON was revived and given a new lease of life in 1977.

After FESTAC '77, the fledgling organization went into hibernation for about seven years. Unlike earlier seeds which germinated and withered away, the real seed that has grown into what is today known as BON, was planted by Prince Tony Momoh, the then Minister of Information in 1987.

While addressing a workshop on the role of broadcasting in the transition to the aborted Third Republic in Abuja, Prince Tony Momoh threw a challenge to broadcasters to resuscitate BON.

A six man committee was mandated to resuscitate the ailing BON, the new BON was then born on 11th August 1988 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

It is worth pointing out that before the resuscitatation of BONin 1988, there some broadcasting media groups as follows:

- Chief Executives of Federal and State Owned Radion Organizations
- Television Organizations of Nigeria (TON)
- State Owned Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (SOBON)

Objectives

The objectives of the New BON we have today are as follows:

• To serve as a meeting point for all Radio and Television Stations including cable and sattelite operations in Nigeria.
• To serve as an advisory body to the Federal and State Governments on broadcasting matters.
• To encourage and sustain greater co-operation and collaboration among the broadcasting organizations.
• To seek and utilize available resources for manpower training, research and development, and set training standards.
• To set, regulate and monitor professional standards and ethics of its members.
  

Sub-Committees

In order to ensure proper co-ordination of its activities, BON has the following sub-committees:

1. Technical

2. Commercial

3. Finance

4. News/Programmes

5. Legal

The Central Working Committee comprises the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Zonal Vice Chairmen, Sub-Committee Chairmen and Executive Secretay. At the apex of BON's structure is the General Assembly which meets three times a year.

Funding

The Organization is funded with annual subscriptions from member stations as wel as donations from governments and other organizations. Funds are equally raised from organizing workshops and seminars.

Zonal Structures

Zones have been created to decentralize BON activities and ease co-ordination of its operations. The zones are as follows: