Fana Broadcasting Corporate

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FBC
Fana Broadcasting Corporate
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Country Ethiopia
Broadcast area Ethiopia
Headquarters Addis Ababa
Programming
Language(s) Afaan Oromo, Tigrinya,Somali, Amharic, Afar, Arabic and English
Ownership
Sister channels Fana TV
History
Launched1994
Links
Website http://www.fanabc.com/

Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C. (FBC) is a state-owned mass media company operating in Ethiopia. Launched in 1994 it focuses mostly on political, social and economical reports about Ethiopia. It operates radio and television stations within Ethiopia. [1]

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Political stances

As of 2020, FBC generally supported the federal government of Ethiopia and the ruling Prosperity Party. [2]

In March 2023, the Russian state news agency Sputnik and FBC announced a deal to exchange content and carry out common projects. Sputnik leader Vasily Pushkov stated that Ethiopian media would become "a major priority" for Sputnik. [3]

Fana TV

In 2014 it was announced that FBC would be building its own studio in the hopes of starting its own channel. [4] In 2016, FBC formally signed an agreement with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority (EBA) to become a licensed broadcaster in the country. [5] Fana TV started test transmission of its satellite TV channel on Ethiosat in July 2017.

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References

  1. "Ethiopia federal forces take over security in protest-hit region - Fana". Reuters. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. Skjerdal, Terje; Moges, Mulatu Alemayehu (2020-11-26). "The ethnification of the Ethiopian media" (PDF). Fojo Media Institute, International Media Support. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  3. "Sputnik expands cooperation with Ethiopia". Rossiya Segodnya . 6 March 2023. Wikidata   Q117845530. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023.
  4. "Fana Broadcasting Corporate to Build a Studio with 150m Br". Addis Fortune. March 30, 2014.
  5. "Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority Gives Satellite Television Licenses". Ezega. October 29, 2016.