Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
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Type | Broadcast radio and television |
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Country | |
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. 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[edit]
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]
Notable broadcasters[edit]
Hassan Goba[edit]
In 2017, one of the station's notable veteran broadcaster, Hassan Goba, left the company.[2]
Geoffrey Kapusa[edit]
In 2012, veteran broadcaster, Geoffrey Kapusa, who was known to have started a music programme called Music Splash retired from the company after working over 20 years.
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.