SABC Africa
Encyclopedia
SABC Africa was the international
television
service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation
, which ceased to broadcast on August 1, 2008 after poor performance on the DStv
satellite television platform.
The channel broadcasted a variety of news and entertainment shows. The SABC International news platform is, however, still broadcast internationally.
International broadcasting
International broadcasting is broadcasting that is deliberately aimed at a foreign, rather than a domestic, audience. It usually is broadcast by means of longwave, mediumwave, or shortwave radio, but in recent years has also used direct satellite broadcasting and the Internet as means of reaching...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
service of the South African Broadcasting Corporation
South African Broadcasting Corporation
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is the state-owned broadcaster in South Africa and provides 18 radio stations as well as 3 television broadcasts to the general public.-Early years:Radio broadcasting began in South Africa in 1923...
, which ceased to broadcast on August 1, 2008 after poor performance on the DStv
DStv
DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish...
satellite television platform.
The channel broadcasted a variety of news and entertainment shows. The SABC International news platform is, however, still broadcast internationally.
External links
- SABC Africa official website