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

Fiji Fiji, 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 consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

. 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 In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally as ...

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 FBC TV is an entertainment and news channel based in Fiji broadcasting in English language, English, Hindi and Fijian language, Fijian. It is the third commercial free to air channel in Fiji. It was launched on 25 November 2011 by the Fiji Prime ...

was launched on 25 November 2011. The CEO of FBC was Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, a former

Fiji Television Fiji Television Limited is one of Fiji's main television networks. It was founded on 15 June 1994 as the first permanent commercial television broadcasting network in the country, although television had previously been introduced temporarily ...

journalist. In November 2019, they relaunched with a new name and logo, Fijian Broadcasting Corporation.

Stations

* Radio Fiji One (i Taukei) * Bula FM (Fijian) *

Radio Fiji Two Radio Fiji Two is a Hindi-language public service broadcaster in Fiji. The station broadcasts on the 105 frequency to the cities of Suva, Navua, Nausori, Labasa, Savusavu, Nadi, Denarau, Mamanuca and Lautoka. The station also broadcasts on th ...

(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 10 ...

(English) * 2Day FM (Fiji) (English) *

Hindi, i Taukei, English content * FBC 2 Public Service Broadcast Channel * FBC Sports 24 hour sports channel Radio Fiji One and

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

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which means they are funded through advertisements.

Frequencies

References

External links

* Mass media in Fiji Communications in Fiji Organisations based in Fiji {{Fiji-stub