 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 broadcast 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 Service (SLBS) merged with the United Nations peacekeeping radio station Radio UNAMSIL.
The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) is the national radio and television broadcaster in Sierra Leone. It is owned by the government and people of Sierra Leone, supervised by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Information and Civic Education. It is theoretically regulated by the SLBC Act 2010 and the Independent Media Commission (IMC). The SLBC primarily broadcasts the national television and regional radio services from its headquarters in the New England neighborhood of Freetown. Regional stations provide fm radio services in Bo, Kenema, Kailahun, Makeni, Magburaka, and Kono.
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 (film etc). A radio service is transmitted from Leicester Peak transmitting station on 99.9 FM 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 21 non-SLBC stations across the country 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, the SLBC abides by the IMC Media Code of Conduct.
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