Category: Breaking News

Solomon Islands Government pays tribute to late Sir Michael Somare

Sibc News - February 28, 2021

“Late Somare is a Pacific leader whose leadership legacy can’t be matched by the current and next generations”. Read More

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GOVERNMENT PURSUES COMPENSATION CLAIMS FOR OIL SPILLS AS CONVENTION CAME INTO FORCE

Sibc News - February 25, 2021

Solomon Trader ran aground in Kangava bay, Rennell Atoll The government is in a process of pursuing owners and insurers for compensation arising from pollution ... Read More

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New City Development underway

Sibc News - February 25, 2021

Mamara city Development plan A New Capital City to be called ‘Manara’ is now taking shape at Mamara, Northwest Guadalcanal. Dubbed as a ‘well-planned city’, ... Read More

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PRT Patrol Officers at the Western border ambushed

Sibc News - February 25, 2021

Four Solomon Islands Police Response Team(PRT) at the Border were ambushed ahead of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare's visit to Nila in Shortland Islands yesterday. Police ... Read More

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Japan celebrates its Emperors 61st birth day

Sibc News - February 23, 2021

Japanese Ambassador, HE Yasuhiro Morimoto, delivering his remarks to mark the event The Japanese Embassy in Solomon Islands celebrates the 61st Birthday of its 126th ... Read More

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Quarantine period extended for two COVID-19 high risk facilities

Sibc News - February 22, 2021

“.....we have no choice but to extend the quarantine period for everyone." Read More

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First Fifty-six dual citizenship applications approved

Sibc News - February 22, 2021

The historic fifty-six successful applications for dual citizenship have been approved by the Solomon Islands Citizenship Commission. This is following the commencement of the Dual ... Read More

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.