SSBC TV explained

Network Name:South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television (SSBC TV)
Network Type:Broadcast television network
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Country:South Sudan
Language:English, Juba Arabic
Headquarters:Juba, South Sudan
Available:National
Motto:Truly African
Broadcast Area:South Sudan
Owner:South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (Government of South Sudan)
Launch Date:18 December 2010
Past Names:South Sudan Television (SSTV) (2010-2016)
South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television (SSBC TV)
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
Owner:South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation
Country:South Sudan
Headquarters:Juba, South Sudan

SSBC TV (South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television) is a public television network in South Sudan which is owned and operated by the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation.SSBC TV broadcasts in English and Juba Arabic 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.[1]

SSBC TV transmits via the Arabsat Badr-4 and Arabsat-5C satellite. SSBC TV broadcast hours are:

History

The channel began under the direction of self-government of South Sudan (made following a peace agreement in 2005) on December 18, 2010 via satellite. 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. Useful to know that 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 chain may be interrupted its broadcast programs from the satellite.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Sudan: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide. INFOASAID.
  2. Web site: Home.