  This work sought to find out the effectiveness of Anambra Broadcasting
Service (ABS) Radio news on teaching and learning. The study focused mainly on
listeners of ABS radio news broadcast in Awka, the capital of Anambra State,
Nigeria. Its objectives were to find out; if Awka based students are exposed to
ABS radio; to discover the ABS radio program students favorite; the need
gratification that drives students to listen to ABS radio news; the
contributions of radio news to students teaching and learning; and
effectiveness of ABS radio news on teaching and learning in Awka. The
population of Awka students is 198,868. This is also the population of the
study. But a sample size of 400 was chosen and administered with
questionnaires. The study was hinged on the uses and gratification theory. It
adopted a survey research design. The data gathered was analyzed using simple
percentages and frequency of tables. The study revealed that news is very
effective in teaching and learning. It was concluded that news is the best
instructional media to be employed in teaching and learning. Among other
things, it was recommended that teachers and students should listen to and make
judicious use of news for academic purposes.
