Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation
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The Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is the national public broadcaster
of the Seychelles
.
SBC operates a television
network and an AM
radio station at 1368 kHz (219 metres) on medium wave. These broadcast programmes in the three national languages: English
, French
and Seychellois Creole
. SBC also operates Paradise FM, a 24 hour music radio
station.
On January 1, 1983, public television was launched with Radio Television Seychelles (RTS) broadcasting from Hermitage every Friday to Sunday. In 1989, RTS television began broadcasting seven evenings a week. With the installation of a new satellite dish at the TV station at Hermitage two years later, viewers were able to watch CNN relayed by RTS.
On May 1, 1992, RTS (a government station run by the Ministry of Information) became the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), a public broadcasting service. Paradise FM, the FM radio service of the SBC, was launched on 30 May 1997 to complement the AM radio service.
It broadcast all kinds of programmes in the three national languages (Creole, English and French): music, news, documentaries, panel games, drama and children’s programmes. There are both local and international productions. 40% of the programmes aired are local and 60% are foreign.
The main news bulletins in Creole consist of 50% local news, 33% international news and 17% sports. SBC relays two foreign radio stations, Radio France International (RFI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
.
and BBC World News and closes at 8.30 am. It re-opens at 12.00 noon with BBC News and French channels such as TF1
, RFO
, and CFI followed by SBC programmes at 4.45 pm until late in the evening. During the weekends and on public and school holidays it remains open throughout the day. The programmes which are broadcast are: news, serials, documentaries, movies, sports, comedies and children’s programmes. 20% of programmes transmitted are local production and 80% are foreign programmes. Programmes including the news bulletins are broadcast in the three national languages - Creole, English and French.
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
of the Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
.
SBC operates a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
network and an AM
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
radio station at 1368 kHz (219 metres) on medium wave. These broadcast programmes in the three national languages: English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Seychellois Creole
Seychellois Creole
Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol or Seselwa, is the French-based creole language of the Seychelles. It shares official language status with English and French ....
. SBC also operates Paradise FM, a 24 hour music radio
Music radio
Music radio is a radio format in which music is the main broadcast content. After television replaced old time radio's dramatic content, music formats became dominant in many countries...
station.
History
Public broadcasting in Seychelles dates from 1945 with a daily one hour broadcast run by the Department of Education, using the facilities of the Cable and Wireless telecommunications company. On 10 July 1965 Radio Seychelles proper first came on the air from a studio at Union Vale.On January 1, 1983, public television was launched with Radio Television Seychelles (RTS) broadcasting from Hermitage every Friday to Sunday. In 1989, RTS television began broadcasting seven evenings a week. With the installation of a new satellite dish at the TV station at Hermitage two years later, viewers were able to watch CNN relayed by RTS.
On May 1, 1992, RTS (a government station run by the Ministry of Information) became the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), a public broadcasting service. Paradise FM, the FM radio service of the SBC, was launched on 30 May 1997 to complement the AM radio service.
AM Radio
The AM channel, which is for a general domestic audience, offers largely spoken word programming. It aims is to provide a community service and there is a big demand for the reading of private announcements, notices and messages. It broadcasts in mono on 219 metres, 1368 kHz.It broadcast all kinds of programmes in the three national languages (Creole, English and French): music, news, documentaries, panel games, drama and children’s programmes. There are both local and international productions. 40% of the programmes aired are local and 60% are foreign.
The main news bulletins in Creole consist of 50% local news, 33% international news and 17% sports. SBC relays two foreign radio stations, Radio France International (RFI) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
.
Paradise FM
Paradise FM broadcasts 24 hours a day. It is a predominantly music service which also offers sports, advertisements and talk shows.Television
SBC TV opens at 6 am with CNN InternationalCNN International
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and BBC World News and closes at 8.30 am. It re-opens at 12.00 noon with BBC News and French channels such as TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
, RFO
Réseau France Outre-mer
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, and CFI followed by SBC programmes at 4.45 pm until late in the evening. During the weekends and on public and school holidays it remains open throughout the day. The programmes which are broadcast are: news, serials, documentaries, movies, sports, comedies and children’s programmes. 20% of programmes transmitted are local production and 80% are foreign programmes. Programmes including the news bulletins are broadcast in the three national languages - Creole, English and French.