Malawi Broadcasting Corporation

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Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
Type Broadcast radio and television
Country
FoundedJune 8, 1964
Broadcast area
National
Owner Government of Malawi
Launch date
1964
yes
Official website
www.mbc.mw

The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation is a state-run radio and television company in Malawi. It 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.

It also runs the national television station, Television Malawi.

Its headquarters is in Blantyre, Malawi.

History

An agreement was signed with the BBC in late 2001 where MBC provided the maintenance for the relays of the BBC World Service in the country. [1] In 2017, one of the station's notable veteran broadcaster, Hassan Goba, left the company. [2]

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References

  1. "Agreement between BBC and MBC", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 32, February–April 2002
  2. Ngwira, Robert (2017-09-04). "Hasan Goba says bye to MBC". Face of Malawi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.