 SIERRA LEONE BROADCASTING COOPERATION (SLBC)
In 1934 the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS) was formed in Freetown, making it the earliest English language radio broadcast service in West Africa. Television broadcasts started in 1963 as cooperation between the SLBS and commercial interests. Coverage was extended to all districts in 1978 when the service was also upgraded to colour.
The SLBC was formed in April 2010, when the government-owned Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services (SLBS) merged with the United Nations peacekeeping radio station Radio UNAMSIL
The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC) is the national radio and television broadcaster in Sierra Leone. It is owned by the government of Sierra Leone and is a branch of the Sierra Leone Ministry of Information and Communications. It is theoretically regulated by the SLBC Act 2010 and Independent Media Commission (IMC). The SLBC primarily broadcasts the national television and regional radio service from its headquarters in the New England neighbourhood of Freetown. Regional stations provide FM radio services in Bo, Kenema, Kailahun, Makeni, Magburaka and Koidu.
Currently the Freetown headquarters produces 2 television channels for Freetown, one of which is intermittently distributed by satellite for relays in Bo, Kenema and Makeni. The other is a general entertainment channel (films etc.) A radio service is transmitted from Leicester Peak transmitting station on 99.9 MHz which covers a large part of the Western Area. The Freetown radio service is relayed by a number of the regional SLBC stations and other 16 regional non SLBC radio stations during parts of the day. The regional stations broadcast their own radio services for most of the day. They enjoy a great deal of autonomy from the Freetown headquarters
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
In all matters related to broadcasting, observation of the IMC Media Code of Conduct and the direction of the Independent Media Commission must be acknowledged and abided by.
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