Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is the official

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broadcaster of

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

. SIBC is self-defined as a public service broadcaster."SIBC, Voice of the Nation"
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation Because early records are missing, the early history of broadcasting in Solomon Islands is clouded in mystery. American Armed Forces Radio began broadcasts in what was then the

British Solomon Islands The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was first established in June 1893, when Captain Herbert Gibson of declared the southern Solomon Islands a British protectorate.''Commonwealth and Colonial Law'' by Kenneth Roberts-Wray, London, S ...

in the 1940s during

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, when military forces of the U.S. landed there to free the islands from the Japanese. After the war, the U.S. military briefly ran a station, operated by the Mosquito Radio Network. Shortwave radio broadcasting in the

began in 1956. The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation was founded in 1976, replacing the Solomon Islands Broadcasting System (SIBS). It began the first television service on the islands in 1992. Among SIBC's stated purposes are to "facilitate educational programs", "record and promote local and contemporary music", and "promote unity in a scattered island nation with diverse cultures". SIBC operates two national radio stations, Radio Happy Isles and

Wantok FM Wantok FM is a national radio station in the Solomon Islands, operated by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts from Honiara. The station has a partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian B ...

, and two local ones, Radio Happy Lagoon in Western Province, and Radio Temotu in

Temotu Province Temotu (or Te Motu, literally "the island" in Polynesian) is the easternmost province of Solomon Islands. The province was formerly known as Santa Cruz Islands Province. It consists, essentially, of two chains of islands which run parallel to ...

. SIBC currently broadcasts on two frequencies in AM: MF at 1035 kHz and HF at 5020 kHz. In 2014, the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) commissioned Unskramble IT (Formerly known as Consulting Panel) to build a new website digital strategy and integrate live streaming radio.

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