Tonga Broadcasting Commission

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TBC studio and transmitter mast in Fasi moe Afi 'a Tungi near Nukuʻalofa

Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) ( Tonga Komisoni Fakamafolalea Tonga ) is the largest broadcaster in Tonga . As the kingdom's oldest broadcasting company, it belongs to the Fale Alea , the parliament of Tonga.

history

The history of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission began in 1961 with the launch of Radio Tonga. The television station Television Tonga 1 was opened by King Taufaʻahau Tupou IV. And now broadcasts for Tongatapu , ʻEua and other small islands of the kingdom. In 2008, Television Tonga 2 was added with a pure Tonganese program.

In 2009 the Public Media Alliance (at that time still CBA) decided at its conference in Tonga to select the Kingdom as a pilot country for its "digital transition in the Pacific" campaign. TBC wants to slowly convert its programs to digital broadcast formats.

In 2015, the Fale Alea called on TBC Chair Eseta Fusi'tua to resign. Fusi'tua, however, pointed out that she still had a three-year contract and that her dismissal was unlawful.

organization

TBC is funded through radio advertising and a store in Vavaʻu . The shop in Nuku'alofa was destroyed in a riot on November 16, 2006.

General Manager of TBC is Nanise Fifita. The broadcasting company is a member of the Public Media Alliance.

Programs

TBC produces two free-to-air programs: Television Tonga has been on the air since July 2000. In addition to its own productions, TV Tonga broadcasts many acquisitions by other companies, especially ABC . In addition, the second channel, Television Tonga 2 , is now broadcast. In addition, the widely receivable commercial station Radio Tonga ("The call of the Friendly Islands") is operated and the Kool 90FM, as well as a station on which Radio Australia is broadcast as a relay (FM103).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tonga Broadcasting Commission. Public Media Alliance, accessed November 1, 2016 .
  2. ^ Tonga Broadcasting Commission chair rejects plea. In: Radio New Zealand . Public Media Alliance, September 12, 2015, accessed November 1, 2016 .