February, 2019

Solomon Islands loses U17 WC Spot

FIFA, Laws, OFC, SIFF, Solomon Islands, Sports, Top Headlines

February 16, 2019

The Solomon Islands National U-17 team have been disqualified from participating in this year’s FIFA U17 World Cup in Peru for fielding an over-...

SIEC approves additional nomination centres

Elections, Government, Honiara City, Laws, Politics, SIEC, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

February 15, 2019

The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has yesterday approved additional nomination centres to be established at provincial headquarters throughout ...

World War II carrier wreckage found

Honiara City, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, US Navy Visits, USA, WWII

February 15, 2019

Researchers have discovered the wreckage of World War two aircraft carrier USS Hornet inside Solomon Island waters. Allen’s Vulcan research org...

Man arrested for registering 7 times

Government, Honiara City, Laws, Malaita Province, Politics, SIEC, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

February 14, 2019

Police this week arrested a fifty year old man for electoral offences and allegedly providing misleading offences. The arrest was made after police re...

Eels’ impressive comeback secures historic win

SIFF, Solomon Islands, Sports, Top Headlines

February 13, 2019

Henderson Eels came from behind to beat Fiji’s Lautoka FC by six goals to five in the OFC Champions group match today. Eels led early with a goa...

Cyclone Oma obstructs NGE nominations

Elections, Government, Guadalcanal Province, Laws, Politics, SIEC, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

February 13, 2019

The current bad weather has forced the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission to decide on creating additional nomination centres particularly for South...

Western Province MPAs resign to contest NGE

Elections, Politics, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, Western Province

February 12, 2019

Two Western Provincial Members have resigned to contest the National General Elections. Ward Member for Noro Billy Veo and ward member for South Rendo...

Four Maleai robbery suspects identified

Laws, Police, Shortlands, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, Western Province

February 12, 2019

Investigators of the Royal Solomon Police Force have identified four suspects so far in relation to the alleged armed robbery at Maleai in the Shortla...

Last chance for Wong

Central Islands Province, Corruption, Government, Honiara City, Laws, Politics, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

February 11, 2019

The prosecution has been given one last chance to bring its key witness Albert Wong from Australia to testify in the trial of former Savo-Russell MP, ...

2023 Pacific Games Logo and Mascot design competition opens

People, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

February 10, 2019

School students across the country are encouraged to participate in the Solomon Islands 2023 Pacific Games Logo and Mascot design competition. ...

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History

The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation was established by an Act of Parliament - The Broadcasting Ordinance 1976. It was established to provide a high quality broadcasting service, by radio, of a wide range of programs for the information, education and entertainment of all people living in the sovereign borders of the Independent State of Solomon Islands.

Radio broadcasting was established by US military forces in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP) during World War Two. In 1944, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) developed small, mediumwave stations at Lunga on Guadalcanal and Munda, New Georgia. These were designed to provide information and entertainment to the hundreds of thousands of US service personnel then based in the BSIP. The stations were part of the Mosquito Network, a loose network of similar AFRS stations stretching through the South-West Pacific, from Bougainville in the north to Auckland in the south, and including outlets in Espiritu Santo and Noumea.

As the Pacific war moved northwards, the AFRS stations closed and BSIP listeners returned to tuning to broadcast programmes from Australia or further afield for entertainment and information. In 1946, a rudimentary weekly half hour of news and service bulletins was established by the BSIP Administration. The service was transmitted from Honiara on regular inter-island radio frequencies using Government transmission equipment and soon developed a regular following.

By 1952, the broadcasts were on a much stronger footing and the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service (SIBS), an arm of the Government, was established. In 1976, new legislation converted the SIBS into the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC), a totally independent public service broadcaster charged with providing national radio coverage and a full range of news, educational and entertainment services.

For more on the history of radio in Solomon Islands click here: SIBC Stations

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