The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) is one of the two radio broadcasters in

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consis ...

. 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

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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 new Government led to another change in name – this time to the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited. Today it operates six radio stations; two in each of the major local languages ( Fijian, Hindustani, and English) and its first free-to-air television FBC TV was launched on 25 November 2011. The CEO of FBC is Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, a former Fiji Television journalist. In November 2019, they relaunched with a new name and logo, Fijian Broadcasting Corporation.

Stations

Radio Fiji One Radio Fiji One (NA DOMOIVITI) is an iTaukei (Fijian) language - public service broadcaster in Fiji. The station broadcasts on the 93megahertz and 558 kilohertz to the cities of Suva, Navua, Nausori, Labasa, Savusavu, Nadi, Denarau, Mamanuca and La ...

(i Taukei) *

Bula FM Bula FM is an iTaukei (Fijian) language - commercial radio station in Fiji. The station broadcasts on the 102.6 frequency to the cities of Suva, Navua, Nausori, Labasa, Savusavu, Nadi, Denarau, Mamanuca and Lautoka. The station also broadcasts on ...

(Fijian) * Radio Fiji Two (Hindi) * Mirchi FM (Hindi) *

Gold FM (Fiji) Gold FM is an English language – commercial radio station in Fiji. The station broadcasts on the 100.2 frequency to the cities of Suva, Navua, Nausori, Labasa, Savusavu, Nadi, Denarau, Mamanuca and Lautoka. The station also broadcasts on the ...

(English) *

2Day FM (Fiji) 2Day FM (call sign: 2DAY) is an English language commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Suva, Fiji, on the frequencies of 95.4 MHz in Suva, Nadi, Lautoka, Yasawa, Labasa, Savusavu, and Taveuni, on 95.2 MHz in Sigatoka and Ba, 95.6 MHz in T ...

(English) * FBC TV Hindi, i Taukei, English content * FBC 2 Public Service Broadcast Channel * FBC Sports 24 hour sports channel

and Radio Fiji Two are classified public service broadcast stations governed under a contract between the

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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

External links

Official site
Mass media in Fiji Communications in Fiji Organisations based in Fiji {{Fiji-stub