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SIVB opens trade exchange event for International holiday buyers

July 5, 2018

Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau has today opened its trade exchange event for Solomon Islands’ Sellers and International holiday buyers. The SIV...

Preserving the ‘Human teeth’ earring

Culture, Festivals, Malaita Province, People, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

July 4, 2018

It’s not every day you see someone working around with a ‘Human teeth’ necklace ord earrings, but centuries ago this was a common sight in Malaita pro...

NPF Portfolio investments to grow by seven percent

Finance, NPF, People, Solomon Islands

July 4, 2018

Portfolio investments of the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund are expected to grow by more than seven percent by the end of this financial year...

Only three provinces attained Unqualified Audit Opinion status since 1978

Choiseul Province, Government, Isabel Province, People, Politics, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, Western Province

July 4, 2018

Since 1978, only three provinces have attained an Unqualified Audit Opinion status from the Office of the Auditor General in terms of their financial ...

Police investigate chemicals discovered at Tuvaruhu

Honiara City, Police, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

July 4, 2018

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force warns residents of Tuvaruhu in Central Honiara to keep away from a cordoned area near the Tuvaruhu Community Hi...

Brazil through to the quarter-finals

People, Solomon Islands, Sports

July 3, 2018

Wold Cup favorites Brazil are through to the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after defeating Mexico by two goals to nil early this...

MACFEST opens in style

Festivals, Festivities, Honiara City, Melanesia, People, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

July 2, 2018

Visiting Melanesian countries who are in the country for the MACFEST festival were left in awe after last night’s opening ceremony at the Lawson...

Woman dies from a fallen tree

People, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, Western Province

July 2, 2018

A woman from Falamai village in Shortland islands , Western Province has died after a ngali nut tree fell on top of her house yesterday. Strong winds ...

‘Rise in unity’: Prime Minister Hou

Festivals, Government, International Annual Events/Days, National Events, Politics, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

July 1, 2018

Each citizen of the sovereign nation of Solomon Islands must rise in unity to redirect our journey to a better future. Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela...

President Trump congratulates Solomon Islands

Government, People, Politics, Solomon Islands, USA

July 1, 2018

President Donald Trump sends the United States of America’s congratulatory message on Solomon Islands national day. Sent through the US Embassy ...

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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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