Category: People

PSO and UNDP consultations on access to Justice in Malaita Province

Admin - July 2, 2020

Malaita Provincial flag Consultations and dialogue on the Solomon Islands Access to Justice Project (A2J) with key actors in Auki, Malaita Province is currently underway. ... Read More

Breaking News

Makira left out of vital infrastructure development

Admin - July 2, 2020

Men trekking down the River to the coast from an inland Makohigo village, East Makira Constituency. The need to have a proper road infrastructure at ... Read More

People

Sir David Vunagi installed as Chief Scout

Admin - November 29, 2019

Sir David Vunagi meeting Queen Elizabeth II during his recent visit to England Governor-General Sir David Vunagi has been installed as the Seventh Chief Scout ... Read More

Fisheries

Beche-de-mer ban extended

Admin - May 3, 2019

Dried beche-de-mer The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has extended the proposed ban on harvesting in the country from 30 April to 31 May, ... Read More

2019 Election

All set for polling day

Admin - April 2, 2019

A mother with the national flag. All election materials for tomorrow's polling day have now arrived safely at their respective polling stations across the country. ... Read More

Government

Nominations open for Queen’s birthday honors

Admin - February 28, 2019

Commander of the Order of the British Empire Award The 2019 Queen's birthday Honors are out for nominations. The Office of the Prime Minister and ... Read More

Government

Oil spillage a possible breach of International Maritime Safety Code

Admin - February 28, 2019

The MV Solomon Trader. Photo: Australian High Commission. A possible breach of the International Maritime Safety Code has led to the oil spillage on Rennell ... 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.