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Start of daily television transmissions

Date
5 Jan 1976
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Start of daily television transmissions

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) started regular daily television transmissions on a single channel after seven months of trial transmissions during 1975. The service was officially opened by Prime Minister B.J. Vorster, who warned against slanted news and unbalanced presentations.

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  1. 01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
  2. 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. (2005). Milestones, The Star, 5 January.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Start of daily television transmissions. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012252

South African History Online (2011) 'Start of daily television transmissions', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012252 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).

South African History Online, Start of daily television transmissions [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012252, (accessed 4 August 2026).

"Start of daily television transmissions." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012252. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Start of daily television transmissions." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012252.

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