{"id":11061,"date":"2021-12-15T14:19:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T14:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/?page_id=11061"},"modified":"2022-01-03T08:27:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T08:27:23","slug":"history-of-gbc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/history-of-gbc\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11061\" class=\"elementor elementor-11061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4287a34 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4287a34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0786c5c exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0786c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03f05b exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f03f05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Untold Story of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0418cfb elementor-widget-divider--view-line exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0418cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Corporation is under the leadership of the Director- General, assisted by the Deputy Director-General and 12 Directors of various Divisions. The Divisions are namely;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-683e06c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"683e06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column 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class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_87d834c_11061\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSir Arnold Wienholt Hodson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">FORMER  GOVERNOR OF GOLD COAST<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-87d834c\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_87d834c_11061\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sir-Arnold-Hodson.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-11235\" alt=\"History of GBC: Sir Arnold Hodson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sir-Arnold-Hodson.jpeg 606w, https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sir-Arnold-Hodson-227x300.jpeg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">FORMER  GOVERNOR OF GOLD COAST<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHodson was born in Bovey Tracey, Devonshire, in 1881, the eldest son of Algernon Hodson and Sarah Wienholt. He was educated at Felsted. Hodson was in Central Queensland 1900 to 1902 and was part of the Queensland Contingent for South Africa in 1902. He served in the Transvaal from 1902 to 1904. From 1904 until 1912 he was in the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police Force. His duties as a policeman and magistrate took him into the most remote parts of the territory, one of his missions being the Damaraland frontier at the time of the Herero and Nama Wars in German South-West Africa. He was also much involved in trying to reconcile conflicts between tribal chiefs. His several political missions cover a most important period of the history of Botswana.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4a8b20 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d4a8b20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb32ee exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eb32ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"0.10111882716049382\">Broadcasting began in Ghana on July 31st, 1935 from a wired relay station opened in Accra. The brain behind the introduction of broadcasting into the country was the then Governor of the Gold Coast,Sir Arnold Hodson, affectionately known as the &#8220;Sunshine Governor&#8221;.<\/p><p>He was ably assisted by a British radio engineer, Mr. F.A.W. Byron. By 1700GMT on that historic day, gramophone records comprising of martial and light music were relayed and exactly 1745GMT the voice of Sir Arnold Hodson came through to break the tension and the suspense with this explicit message:<\/p><p><em id=\"0.8904921124828532\">\u201cOne of the main reasons for introducing the Relay Service is to bring News, Entertainment and Music into the homes of all and sundry. This will bring to an end the barriers of isolation and ignorance in the path of progress and also to enable the people of Gold Coast to improve on their very rich cultural music&#8221;.<\/em><\/p><p>The new broadcasting Service was code-named Radio &#8220;ZOY&#8221;. It was manned by eight technicians and housed in a small Bungalow on 9th Road near the Ridge Police Station in Accra.<\/p><p>Broadcasting first begun in four Ghanaian languages namely Fanti, Twi, Ga, Ewe and later Hausa. Part-time staff were engaged to translate and announce the news in these languages until 1943 when full-time staff were appointed. Between 1946 and 1953, the Organisation was administered by the Public Relation Department, now the Information Services Department.<\/p><p>On the recommendation of a commission set up in 1953, the Gold Coast Broadcasting System (GCBS) was established and from there it became a department in its own right.<\/p><p>#On attainment of independence in 1957, the Gold Coast was renamed Ghana and the GCBS became Ghana Broadcasting Service (GBS). The legislation that basically set up GBC as an establishment was National Liberation Council Decree number 226(NLCD226) of 1968.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f839b elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-phone elementor-align-right exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"23f839b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"feather icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More History of GBC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7d906a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f7d906a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-536a595 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"536a595\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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id=\"elementor-tab-content-3471\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3471\"><p>1935 : Radio ZOY Established (BH-1)<br id=\"0.9705521593934421\" \/>1939-40 : British Government built BH-2 (now known as Old House)<br id=\"0.7034859163711906\" \/>1943 : Local Languages broadcast introduced<br id=\"0.4143156322076733\" \/>1946 : Information Service Department handled Administration of GBC<br id=\"0.35649211814656523\" \/>1953 : Gold Coast Broadcasting System Established as a Department<br id=\"0.4952070177633472\" \/>1955 : Establishment of Engineering Training School<br id=\"0.27797617614933956\" \/>1956 : Audience Research Department set up<br id=\"0.9361572706826318\" \/>1956 : GBC News unit set up<br id=\"0.5026346765356162\" \/>1958 : Broadcasting House (BH-3) built<br id=\"0.1724541619588329\" \/>1960 : Mr.W.F.Coleman appointed first Ghanaian D-G<br id=\"0.6639596242468022\" \/>1961 : External Service<br id=\"0.1531879539107326\" \/>1962 : GBC Reference Library established<br id=\"0.19334497789975025\" \/>1965 : GTV inaugurated<br id=\"0.9214390063124471\" \/>1965 : Rural Broadcasting introduced<br id=\"0.7378485314007528\" \/>1966 : Television Licensing Decree, N.L.C.D 89<br id=\"0.6047103638095095\" \/>1967 : Commercial Broadcasting introduced<br id=\"0.17275958559889948\" \/>1971 : Public Relations Department set up<br id=\"0.7495306043374033\" \/>1975 : Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (Amendment) Decree, N.R.C.D 334<br id=\"0.43144132184996353\" \/>1985 : Colour Television Introduced<br id=\"0.29833610420937706\" \/>1985 : URA Radio established<br id=\"0.965541364375351\" \/>1986 : Accra FM Radio established<br id=\"0.43278679351208926\" \/>1987 : Apam fm station commissioned<br id=\"0.36235187353456655\" \/>1989 : Installation of satellite TV dish to receive CNN<br id=\"0.4898272086033102\" \/>1991 : Television Licensing Regulations, LI 1520<br id=\"0.9477387878482693\" \/>1994 : Dormaa Ahenkro Community station commissioned<br id=\"0.14144869365868562\" \/>1994 : Twin-city radio commissioned<br id=\"0.40181215821758665\" \/>1995 : Radio GAR now Uniiq Fm goes stereo<br id=\"0.4996133993303271\" \/>1995 : Radio Savanna commissioned<br id=\"0.5133628342388743\" \/>1996 : Radio Central commissioned<br id=\"0.30782659829027326\" \/>1996 : Radio Volta Star commissioned<br id=\"0.6577757912943709\" \/>1997 : Installation of satellite TV dish to receive Deutshe welle<br id=\"0.6579639247860436\" \/>1997 : Installation of satellite TV dish to receive Worldnet<br id=\"0.13616635449565595\" \/>1998 : Installation of satellite TV dish to receive CFI<br id=\"0.1755192944795172\" \/>2001 : Radio BAR commissioned<br id=\"0.8177998926874883\" \/>2001 : Radio Upper West commissioned<br id=\"0.6309019324753347\" \/>2002 : Radio GAR re-commissioned to Uniiq FM<br id=\"0.9670838795171071\" \/>2002 : Radio Obonu FM commissioned<br id=\"0.9289748005997791\" \/>2002 : Radio Sunrise FM commissioned<br id=\"0.2237361372791684\" \/>2010 : Pilot Digital Terrestrial Transmission DTT(MPEG2, DVB-T)started<br id=\"0.2326801939876897\" \/>2010 : DDT Committee Inaugurated<br id=\"0.5870711310395258\" \/>2010 : Upgrading and Expansion of DTT (MPEG2, DVB-T)to Greater Accra, parts of Central, Eastern and Ashanti Regions<br id=\"0.6409469592980674\" \/>2010 : GBC marks Diamond Jubilee<br id=\"0.08106709031334658\" \/>2010 : GTV Sports (All Sports Digital Channel)established<br id=\"0.41050749591944147\" \/>2011 : GBC24 (24hours News Digital Channel) established<br id=\"0.13217996503198326\" \/>2011 : Obonu Fm marks 10th Anniversary<br id=\"0.6991944344360093\" \/>2011 : GBC Life (All Life Digital Channel)established<br id=\"0.3819195993231339\" \/>2014 : GTV Govern Digital Channel Established<br id=\"0.367068087789149\" \/>2014 : Obonu TV Digital Channel Established<br id=\"0.6999726668756356\" \/>2014 : GBC Digital Set Top Boxes Launched<br id=\"0.013043277046308255\" \/>2015 : GBC celebrates 80th Anniversary<br id=\"0.6885476850065497\" \/>2015 : TV Licence Fee revised from 30p to 36 Ghana Cedis a year<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04ee8fc exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"04ee8fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3513cee exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3513cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Past to Present Director-Generals of the GBC<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5561\"><ol><li>Mr. J. B. Millar \u2013 1954-1960<\/li><li>Mr. W. F. Coleman \u2013 1960-1970<\/li><li>Mr. S. B. Mfodwo \u2013 1970-1972<\/li><li>Lt Col. J. Y. Assasie \u2013 1975-1981<\/li><li>Mr. Kwame Karikari \u2013 1982-1984<\/li><li>Mr. L.W. FiiFi Hesse \u2013 1972-1975 &amp; 1984 \u2013 1990<\/li><li>Mr. George Aryee \u2013 1991\u20131992<\/li><li>Mr. David Anaglate \u2013 1992\u20131995<\/li><li>Dr. Kofi Frimpong \u2013 1995\u20131999<\/li><li>Mr. Adanusa \u2013 1999\u20132000<\/li><li>Mr. Seth Ago \u2013 Adjetey \u2013 2000 \u2013 2002<\/li><li>Madam Eva Lokko \u2013 2002\u20132005<\/li><li>Mr. Yaw Owusu Addo \u2013 2005 \u2013 2007<\/li><li>Mr. William Ampem-Darko \u2013 2007 \u2013 2010<\/li><li>Mr. Kwabena Sarpong-Anane \u2013 Nov 2010 \u2013 Oct 2011<\/li><li>Mr. Berifi Afari Apenteng \u2013 Nov. 2011 \u2013 March 2013<\/li><li>Major Albert Don-Chebe (Rtd)- May 2013 \u2013 May 2016<\/li><li>Dr. Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow \u2013 November 2016 \u2013<\/li><li><b>Prof. Amin Alhassan\u00a0<\/b>October 1 2019\u2013Present<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Untold Story of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation The Corporation is under the leadership of the Director- General, assisted by the Deputy Director-General and 12 Directors of various Divisions. The Divisions are namely; Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson FORMER GOVERNOR OF GOLD COAST Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson FORMER GOVERNOR OF GOLD COAST Hodson was born in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11061","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gbcvoice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}