Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services
Encyclopedia
The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Services (SLBS) is the state-owned radio
and television
operation of Sierra Leone
. Its radio programming on FM and shortwave frequencies reaches the full country, but the television broadcasts can only be seen in Freetown, the capital city, and in Bo
, the second largest city.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
operation of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. Its radio programming on FM and shortwave frequencies reaches the full country, but the television broadcasts can only be seen in Freetown, the capital city, and in Bo
Bo, Sierra Leone
Bo is the second largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Southern Province. It lies about 164 miles south-east of Freetown and had a population 149,957 in the 2004 census, with a current estimate is 231,494 . The city serve as the capital and administrative center of Bo District...
, the second largest city.