SSBC TV

South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television (SSBC TV)
Country	South Sudan
Headquarters	Juba, South Sudan
Programming
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation
History
Launched	18 December 2010

South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television (SSBC TV)
Type	Broadcast television network
Country	South Sudan
Availability	National
Motto	Truly African
Headquarters	Juba, South Sudan
Broadcast area	South Sudan
Owner	South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (Government of South Sudan)
Launch date	18 December 2010
Former names	South Sudan Television (SSTV) (2010-2016)
Picture format	576i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Language	English, Juba Arabic

SSBC TV (South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation Television) is a public television network in South Sudan which is owned and operated by the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation. SSBC TV broadcasts in English and Juba Arabic and can also be viewed on Satellite. The network runs a few small local TV stations in Aweil, Wau, Malakal and Rumbek. South Africa, China and Japan provided equipment and training for SSBC TV staff.^[1]

SSBC TV transmits via the Arabsat Badr-4 and Arabsat-5C satellite. SSBC TV broadcast hours are:

9:00 – 0:00 (Juba Time)
7:00 – 22:00 (UTC)

History

Inside the production rooms

The channel began under the direction of self-government of South Sudan (made following a peace agreement in 2005) on December 18, 2010 via satellite. After several months of its first broadcast, it faced with a big problem: paying for transmission fees via Arabsat Badr 6 and Arab communications satellites, because of the independence of this country. Useful to know that each country must pay rent for Arabsat to broadcast all its channels. However, the newly created Southern Sudan has not done since the beginning of the year, the channel is broadcast through the rent of his republic mother. The chain may be interrupted its broadcast programs from the satellite.^[2]