Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) is the first and largest broadcasting

Broadcasting

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 station in Tonga

Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...

, solely owned by the government of Tonga. It operates two free-to-air

Free-to-air

Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...

 TV channels (Television Tonga

Television Tonga

Television Tonga is a Tongan television channel operated by the Tonga Broadcasting Commission. It was founded on July 4, 2000 by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV....

 and Television Tonga 2

Television Tonga 2

Television Tonga 2 is a Tongan television channel operated by the Tonga Broadcasting Commission. It was launched on July 4, 2008. The channel's programmes will include sports, films, "other foreign programmes" and a six-hour programme from China Central Television....

), one AM commercial radio channel (Radio Tonga

Radio Tonga

Radio Tonga is Tonga's main commercial radio station, founded in 1961 by Queen Salote Tupou III, and operating as a service of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission . Its slogan is "The Call of the Friendly Islands"...

), one FM commercial radio channel (Kool 90FM), and a 24-hour Radio Australia

Radio Australia

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 relay channel (FM103). TBC relies on profits from its TV & radio advertising sales, and from its retail radio shop outlet located in Vava'u

Vava'u

Vavau is an island chain of one large island and 40 smaller ones in Tonga. According to tradition Maui fished both Tongatapu and Vavau but put a little more effort into the former. Vavau rises 204 meters above sea level...

. Its retail radio shop in Nukualofa

Nukuʻalofa

Nukualofa is the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga. It is located on the north coast of the island of Tongatapu, in the southern most island group of Tonga.-Mythological origins:...

's Central Business District was among the numerous businesses destroyed in the riots of 16 November 2006.