Malawi_Broadcasting_Corporation

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation

Malawian state-run radio company


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.

Quick Facts Type, Country ...

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]

Notable broadcasters

Hassan Goba

In 2017, one of the station's notable veteran broadcaster, Hassan Goba, left the company.[2]

Geoffrey Kapusa

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

  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.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Malawi_Broadcasting_Corporation, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.