| Hoyte-Blackman Television | |
| Launch Date: | July 30, 1994 |
| Picture Format: | 480i (NTSC and ATSC) |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Guyana |
| Area: | National |
| Headquarters: | Georgetown |
| Former Names: | Noel Blackman Television (1994-2004) |
| Terr Serv 1: | VHF |
| Terr Chan 1: | Channel 9 |
Hoyte-Blackman Television (HBTV Channel 9) is a Guyanese over-the-air television network. The channel gives its name to Noel Blackman, who was a former leader of the People's National Congress Reform.
NBTV Channel 9 was formally inaugurated on July 30, 1994 at the Mandela Avenue in Georgetown, home to former government minister Noel Blackman, the namesake of the station. Initially, it ran for six hours a day (4pm to 10pm) with plans to increase at the short-term. The channel's launch came at a time of economic depression in Guyana, with no recovery planned for the coming times.[1]
Mark Benschop left the station in June 2001 due to misagreements with the station's editorial guidelines.[2]
The station was renamed Hoyte-Blackman Television (HBTV) on January 1, 2004 in memory of Hugh Desmond Hoyte who was the president of the PNCR between 1985 and 1992.[3] In 2010, it was one of the stations that had already picked up the rights to air local comedy series Mori J'Von.[4]