Sentech is the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector.

Background

Sentech began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the

South African Broadcasting Corporation The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa, and provides 19 radio stations ( AM/ FM) as well as six television broadcasts to the general public. It is one of the largest of South Africa's stat ...

(SABC). Sentech's mandate also included providing services to

M-Net M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...

Radio 702 702 is a commercial FM radio station based in Johannesburg, South Africa, broadcasting on FM 92.7 and FM 106 to the greater Gauteng province. The station is also webcast via its website. It claims to be Johannesburg's number one news and talk ...

, Radio Ciskei, Radio Transkei and the Bophuthatswana Broadcasting Corporation. However, in its Triple Inquiry report that was published in August 1995, the

Independent Broadcasting Authority The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) was the regulatory body in the United Kingdom for commercial television ( ITV and Channel 4 and limited satellite television regulation – cable television was the responsibility of the Cable A ...

(IBA) recommended that Sentech should be split from the SABC and that Sentech become a public company. This report was approved by the

South African Parliament The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces. The current twenty-seve ...

in March 1996 and the Sentech Act to implement these measures was adopted by Parliament in November of the same year. Sentech now operates as a commercial enterprise that is owned by the Government of South Africa via the

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and has its own board of directors. For a comprehensive list of South African radio and television frequencies, go to the frequency finder on the Sentech website
www.sentech.co.za

Main radio/TV sites

References

{{European Broadcasting Union Members Telecommunications companies of South Africa Companies based in Johannesburg 1992 establishments in South Africa Telecommunications companies established in 1992

Background

Main radio/TV sites

See also

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