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| Type | Broadcast radio and television |
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| Founded | June 8, 1964 |
Broadcast area | National |
| Owner | Government of Malawi |
Launch date | 1964 |
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Official website | www |
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation is a state-run radio and television company in Malawi.
MBC was founded in 1964. It has two radio stations, Radio 1 and Radio 2, and transmits on FM, Medium Wave and Shortwave frequencies and Online and MBC 2 Malawi.[ citation needed ]
It also runs the national television station, Television Malawi.
Its headquarters is in Blantyre, Malawi.
The MBC provided the maintenance for the relays of the BBC World Service in the country for BBC after 2001. [1]
Hassan Goba was one of the station's veteran broadcasters until 2017. [2]
In 2012, veteran broadcaster, Geoffrey Kapusa, who was known to have started a music programme called Music Splash retired from the company after over 20 years. [3]
Kadammanja, a veteran broadcaster in Malawi. She joined MBC in the 2010s before she died in 2018. [4] She was known for creating several programs on the radio such as "hot 26", "Lover's night" and "Why did you lose them?" and hosting the morning program, "breakfast show". [4]
Chisomo Ngulube became the chief editor for MBC's television news. [5]
Maria Chidzanja Nkhoma joined MBC in 1982 and worked as broadcaster here for the first twelve years of her career. [6]
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