Television Tonga is a
Tonga
Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...
n television channel operated by the
Tonga Broadcasting Commission
Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) ( to, Komisoni Fakamafolalea Tonga) is the first and largest broadcasting station in Tonga, solely owned by the government of Tonga. It operates two free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) ...
. It was founded on July 4, 2000 by
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.
The TV Tonga studios and broadcast facilities are located in Fasi-moe-afi, near the Tongan capital
Nukualofa. They currently broadcast across
Tongatapu
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the nation ...
,
'Eua and other closely surrounding islands, such as
Pangaimotu and
'Atata.
TV Tonga produces a weeknightly national TV news program from Monday to Friday in two versions, English and Tongan; and a week-in-review program on Saturday. They also cover local sports and events of national interest.
While TV Tonga is working in affiliation with overseas broadcasters and becoming more of a relaying station, in 2008 it launched a second channel,
Television Tonga 2, for its domestic service. General Manager
'Elenoa 'Amanaki has stated that the second English program channel would leave the original channel, formerly broadcasting 60% in English, 40% in Tongan, for Tongan language programs only.
TV Tonga maintains a website, with an online news service.
References
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External links
Official website for Radio & Television Tonga
Television stations in Tonga