Fijian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fijian Broadcasting Corporation
Government of Fiji
History
Launched1954
Links
Websitewww.fbc.com.fj

The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) is one of the two radio broadcasters in Fiji. It was known as Fiji Broadcasting Commission when it began. It traces its history to 1935 when it first began operating under licence from the Posts and Telegraphs Department with the call sign ZJV. At the end of 1952, the legislative council passed the Broadcasting Commission Bill. The commission members were appointed in June 1953. On 1 July 1954, the commission's first programme was broadcast as part of the official opening ceremony.

In January 1998 the Fiji Broadcasting Commission was corporated under the government's public sector reform programme and renamed Island Networks Corporation Limited. In June 1999, the

Hindustani, and English) and its first free-to-air television FBC TV
was launched on 25 November 2011.

The CEO of FBC was Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, a former Fiji Television journalist. In November 2019, they relaunched with a new name and logo, Fijian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

Stations

government and the FBC which allows the government to "buy" airtime on those stations as well as contributing towards its operations and costs. The other four stations are licensed under commercial
which means they are funded through advertisements.

Frequencies

References

  1. ^ Boyle, Maggie. "FBC more than a public broadcaster says PM". FBC. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

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