BBS Terefayina

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BBS Terefayina
Country Uganda
Broadcast areaCountry-wide
NetworkDigital Channel
HeadquartersMasengere Building, Mengo, Kampala District
Programming
Language(s)Luganda
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner Buganda Kingdom
History
Launched2016 April 12
Links
Websitewww.bbstv.ug

BBS Terefayina, owned by Buganda Kingdom, is a Ugandan television station with its main offices at Masengere building in Mengo along Bulange road in Kampala District. [1]

Contents

Background

Buganda Broadcasting Services limited was launched on 12 April 2016 owning its license and registered. [2] It is owned by Buganda Kingdom led by Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi the king of Buganda Kingdom holding its transmitters at its headquarters at Masengere building in Mengo. On 26 April 2017, BBS Terefayina celebrated one year anniversary as a media broadcasting company that has managed to penetrate to the media market in Uganda. [3] The company celebrated its seventh anniversary of broadcasting on the 19th August 2023. [4]

BBS Terefayina has several media personalities like Diana Nabatanzi who presents Kiri Kitya show, a lunch hour television program, Tash Hubby, [5] Florence Nampijja [6] all known for their extreme media presence and all working as program presenters. [7] The television network is also found on different pay TV channels like Startimes, DStv, Gotv and Free to Air decoders.

Personalities

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References

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