Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is the state-controlled broadcaster in Zimbabwe. It succeeded the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) in 1980, and like the RBC under the white minority regime of Ian Smith, has been accused of being a mouthpiece of the Mugabe regime, with no editorial independence.
Radio The ZBC operates four radio networks, providing a mix of news, current affairs, educational programming and music, in English, Shona and Ndebele.
Television Television was introduced in Zimbabwe, then Southern Rhodesia, in 1961. It was the first such service in the region, as South Africa did not introduce television until 1976. RBC TV was a commercial service carrying advertising, although there was also a television licence fee. Television reception was confined mainly to the large cities, and most viewers were from the white minority. Colour television was introduced in 1984, with a second channel, available only in Harare, being introduced in 1986. The main ZBC TV News bulletin opens with a man in traditional tribal costume beating a drum.
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