with 100 kw and 10kw 6) RTD MW EXPANSION IN 1990 • Songea and Nachingwea relay stations with 100kw and 10kw standby 7) UPCOUNTRY STUDIOS IN 1991 • At Lindi, Dodoma, Songea and Kigoma. 8) TV STATION BUILT AT AUDIO VISUAL INSTITUTE – 1995 • Television ya Taifa (TVT) established under Prime Minister’s Office – 1999 • TVT commissioned - October 1999 • Kisarawe TV transmitter station commissioned in 1999 9) TAASISI YA UTANGAZAJI TANZANIA (TUT) ESTABLISHED IN 2002 • TUT started operating as a merger of RTD and TVT – July 2004 • 3 TV transmitter stations commissioned at Arusha, Dodoma and Mwanza in 2000. • Commissioned 7 TV analogue transmitter stations at Bukoba, Musoma, Tabora, Kigoma, Lindi, Tanga and Mbeya 10) TANZANIA BROADCASTING CORPORATION (TBC) FORMED ON July 2007 • TBC Establishment order signed by His Excellency the President of the United republic of Tanzania on 18th August, 2007 • Singida TV and Radio transmitter stations commissioned in 2010 • 10 new FM radio transmitter stations established at Sumbawanga, Kilimanjaro, Shinyanga, Babati, Mpanda, Tunduru, Songea, Morogoro, Iringa and Masasi in 2010/ 2011 Vision: To become a prominent, professional, culturally rooted, creative and reliable Public Service Broadcaster on the Continent. Mission: To empower citizens through professionally produced content that is informative, educative, entertaining, interactive as well as reflective and transformative. Core Values: Respect to diversity - Ukweli na Uhakika – Truth and reliability Integrity - Uadilifu - Intergrity Creativity - Uzalendo - Patriotism Diligence - Uwajibikaji - Accountability Professionalism - Weledi - Professionalism Motto: “Truth and Reliability” in Kiswahili it is translated as Ukweli na Uhakika. Programming Programming includes news and entertainment. TBC operates its television programs through 3 television profiles namely TBC 1, TBC 2 and newly established Tanzania Safari Channel (A wildlife channel). Also it operates four radio stations, TBC Taifa, TBC FM and TBC Arusha in Swahili and TBC International in English. Stations TBC broadcasts on three TV channels and 4 radio stations (though private television channels and radio stations also exist) and is also available via satellite and online. See also Communications in Tanzania List of Tanzania-related topics References See also Television stations in Tanzania Television channels and stations established in 2001 1951 establishments in Tanganyika Television networks