The Gazan News Company was founded on 6 March 1977 under the administration of William Rosegild through the National Prosperity Reconstruction Act, 1977, which allocated funds for the creation of a news company which would provide reliable and factual information for the public. Intended to be a state information relay network, the company, referred to commonly as Gazan News, was sponsored by the government after its creation to provide both radio and television broadcasts, with radio broadcasts beginning on 11 January 1978 and television broadcasts beginning on 21 May 1978. Originally limited to reports on domestic policy and government affairs with the public, views began to decline because of the uninteresting and boring subject matters that did not interest the public at large. As such