SABC Education is a South African educational television channel owned by the
South African Broadcasting Corporation
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa, and provides 19 radio stations (Amplitude modulation, AM/Frequency modulation, FM) as well as 6 television broadcasts and 3 OTT Services to the general ...
(SABC).
History
In 1991, TV2, TV3, and TV4 were combined into a new service called CCV (Contemporary Community Values). A third channel was introduced known as TSS, or TopSport Surplus, TopSport being the brand name for the SABC's sports coverage, but this was replaced by NNTV (National Network TV), an educational, non-commercial channel, in 1993.
Established in 1996, SABC Education is a SABC business unit responsible for delivering the educational mandate of the public broadcaster.
In 2012, The SABC announced plans to launch it as a standalone channel alongside 14 other channels the public broadcaster planned to launch on their DTT platforms alongside SABC 4, SABC 5, SABC Movies, and SABC Sport.
In 2015, SABC Education partnered up with Tuluntulu to launch the brand as an online channel alongside SABC Children.
In 2018, the SABC downsized its unfunded DTT plans to 9 channels with SABC Sport and Education present in that portfolio. They also launched a virtual academy for the brand to assist matriculants with their studies and equip them with the necessary skills to work independently.
In 2020, the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
forced the shutdown of most schools, and SABC rolled out SABC Education over DTT and YouTube from May 4, adding more platforms as time went on.
In November 2022,
SABC
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa, and provides 19 radio stations (Amplitude modulation, AM/Frequency modulation, FM) as well as 6 television broadcasts and 3 OTT Services to the general ...
in partnership with
Hisense Group South Africa Launched SABC Plus. SABC has been unable to add the channel to the satellite services
DStv and
StarSat
StarSat (formerly TopTV until 31 October 2013) was a South African direct broadcast satellite television service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. StarSat was operated by On Digital Media, who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in Septe ...
.
Programming
The content found on the 24/7 channel is either archived or found on SABC 1–3.
See also
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List of South African media
The is a list of South African mass media, including newspapers, television stations, radio stations and various alternative media.
Newspapers
National
*''Beeld'' (available in 5 of 9 provinces)
*''Business Day (South Africa), Business Day'' ...
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List of South African television channels
References
{{Greater Johannesburg, media
Television stations in South Africa
Television channels and stations established in 1996
Afrikaans-language television