Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
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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.
Description
[edit]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.
History
[edit]The MBC provided the maintenance for the relays of the BBC World Service in the country for BBC after 2001.[1]
List of notable MBC people
[edit]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]
Anne Kadammanja
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Agreement between BBC and MBC", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 32, February–April 2002
- ^ Ngwira, Robert (2017-09-04). "Hasan Goba says bye to MBC". Face of Malawi. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Umali, Romeo (2024-04-23). "MBC, MISA Malawi mourns Kapusa". Malawi Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ a b Reporter, Malawi24 (2018-01-10). "Just in: Broadcaster Annie K dead Malawi 24". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nieman's Class of 2017". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
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