MBC Sat

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MBC Sat
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Country Mauritius
Broadcast area Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Mayotte
Headquarters Moka, Moka District
Programming
Language(s) French, English, Creole, Hindi
Picture format 576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channels MBC 1, MBC 3, BTV, YSTV, Ciné 12, Kids Channel, Senn Kreol, Bhojpuri Channel
History
LaunchedNovember 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)
Links
Website www.mbcradio.tv/mbc/mbc

MBC Sat is a television channel of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation broadcast in Mauritius. It was launched on November 13, 2014 after an agreement between Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation and CanalSat Mauritius. It is the first satellite channel by the Mauritian national TV broadcaster to broadcast via satellite. It also started to diffuse across the Indian Ocean including Mauritius via Parabole during November 2016. It broadcasts programs in French, English, Creole and Hindi. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "CANAL SAT : La MBC diffusée via satellite pour la première fois". Le Mauricien. November 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. "la MBC débarque sur Canal Sat". L'express.mu. Lasentinelle. November 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.