SSBC TV (South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television) is a public television network in

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which is owned and operated by the

South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation The South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) is a national public service broadcaster in South Sudan. SSBC provides radio stations ( AM/ FM) as well as television broadcasts through its VHF/UHF analogue transmitters in Juba. It broadcasts its ...

. SSBC TV broadcasts in

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and

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and can also be viewed on Satellite. The network runs a few small local TV stations in Aweil, Wau, Malakal and Rumbek. South Africa, China and Japan provided equipment and training for SSBC TV staff. SSBC TV transmits via the Arabsat

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and Arabsat-5C satellite. SSBC TV broadcast hours are: *9:00 – 0:00 ( Juba Time) *7:00 – 22:00 (

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History

The channel began under the direction of self-government of South Sudan, made following a peace agreement in 2005. Initially, it was available only in Juba and operated under the name Southern Sudan Television (South Sudan Television after independence). On November 17, 2007, SSTV enlisted

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n production company Urban Brew, with which it provided assistance to increase its coverage to a national scale, using satellite technology. In October 2008, thanks to an agreement with the

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ian government, it was announced that SSTV would be carried on the

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satellite, while several South Sudanese would be trained in

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. After several months of its first broadcast, it faced with a big problem: paying for transmission fees via Arabsat Badr 6 and Arab communications satellites, because of the independence of this country. Each country must pay rent for Arabsat to broadcast all its channels. However, the newly created Southern Sudan has not done since the beginning of the year, the channel is broadcast through the rent of his republic mother. The channel was likely going to interrupt its programs from the satellite. There was also the aim of creating an independent corporation with an independent budget, in order to improve its status. In 2012 '' Talent Search South Sudan 2012'' premiered.Juma John Stephen
"South Sudan Talent Search Kicks Off With 23 Contestants"
''Gurtong'', 8 April 2012 A second season followed in September 2013. On November 5, 2014, SSTV director Khamis Abdelatif was sacked from his post after only four weeks, accused for controlling the channel in his favor. The minister of information denied these allegations. At 1pm on June 6, 2016, the newly-renamed SSBC TV suspended its operations because of claimed damage to broadcast equipment. SSBC requested US$200,000 worth of new equipment from the government, but nothing was providedSouth Sudan TV goes off air
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