Lettuce Broadcasting Corporation
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| Type | Publicly funded, public-service broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National |
| Owner | Government of Lettuce |
Launch date | 12 July 1989 |
| Affiliation | IBU, OBU |
LBC or Lettuce Broadcasting Corporation (Spanish: Radiodifusión Pública de Lettuce, Lettucian: Rədiodifuz Publik d'Lettuche) is the Lettucian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and one of the largest media organizations in the country. It's one of the founding broadcasting organizations of the Outernatian Broadcasting Union.
History
Founded under the name "Radio Lettuce" in 1970, it was for many years the first and only radio station in the country due to a government ban to allow commercial stations. During the 80's, the radio supply expanded to 7 networks: 3 for the major languages of the country, and 4 regional channels.
In 1983 the "Television Corporation of Lettuce," was the only network business environment of the country at the time to be created after a controversial special permit issued by the military junta that ruled the country. After 6 years of economic problems, the government bought the corporation, integrating Radio Lettuce to form the LBC as it is known today.
While the corporation maintains its statutes in the role of public and educational service, which must accommodate all communities residing in the country, this practice was not effective due to the income that the corporation receives in respect of advertising space, which reach 46% of the total budget of the corporation.
Services
Television
The LBC operates several television channels in Lettuce of which LBC 3 and LBC Arabic are the flagship television channels. In addition to these two flagship channels, the LBC operates several digital only stations: LBC 6, LBC S, LBC k!ds, LBC 24 and one sattelite channel, LBCsat. Digital television is now in widespread use in Lettuce, with analogue transmission completely phased out by December 2013.
Some LBC channels are also avaliable outside Lettuce, including neighbouring countries
- LBC 3: The Corporation's primary network, broadcasting mainstream comedy, drama, documentaries, game shows, news, and some children's programmes. The main news bulletins are followed by local news. These are provided by production centres in Monetta, Tarro and Bakka. The centres also produce local news magazine programming. It's responsible for the lettucian participation in the Outernatia Song Contest.
- LBC 6: Home to more specialist programming, including comedy, documentaries, films, dramas and minority interest programmes, as well as imported programmes from other countries, particularly DPR Jindalea, V, Dulcet Ebullience and Gandhara.
- LBC Arabic: Is the main network for the Lettucian arab speaking community. Also avaliable in Gandhara.
- LBC 24: A dedicated news channel.
- LBC S: A dedicated sports channel.
- LBC k!ds: A dedicated children channel between 0 and 15 years, with programming dividing into different thematic blocks. It's responsible for the lettucian participation in the Junior Internatia Song Contest.
- LBCsat: Is the international channel of LBC network.
Radio
LBC today runs three national domestic radio stations, which are aimed for the three predominant languages in the country. In addition, the corporation manages 4 regional stations for each states and ethno-linguistic minorities respectively.
National stations
- LBC Radio 1: Spanish broadcaster.
- LBC Radyw 2: Arabic broadcaster.
- LBC Rədio 3: Lettucian broadcaster.
Regional stations
LBC also runs radio stations for the 6 states of Lettuce.
- LBC Swt Alkhs: Arabic broadcaster for Azerjaban. It's also coverage some regions of Gandhara.
- LBC Radio Monetta: Italian broadcaster for Monetta.
- LBC Radio Capital: Lettucian broadcaster for Hugo Chávez City.
- LBC FM967: Japanese broadcaster for Bakka.