SABC 1

SABC 1 is a community public service South African television channel broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni.

SABC 1
CountrySouth Africa
Broadcast areaSouth Africa
NetworkSABC
SloganMzansi fo sho
HeadquartersSABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, South Africa
Programming
Language(s)English and Nguni[1]
Picture format16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSouth African Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channelsSABC 2
SABC 3
SABC News
SABC Education
SABC Sport
History
Launched1 January 1982 (as TV2/3)
March 1985 (TV4)
January 1992 (TV2/3/4 merged into CCV)
4 February 1996 (as SABC 1)
ReplacedTV 2/3/4
Former namesCCV TV
Links
Websitewww.sabc1.co.za
Availability
Terrestrial
SentechChannel depends on nearest Sentech repeater
Satellite
StarSatChannel 157
OVHDChannel 101
DSTVChannel 191

It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. SABC 1 carried much of its programming over from the defunct CCV (Contemporary Community Values) channel, which was itself made up of the old TV2, TV3 and TV4 channels created in the 1980s. SABC 1 generates the widest audience in South Africa due to its programming diversity, airing SABC's longest-running soap-opera, Generations, Uzalo and Skeem Saam .

History

On 1 January 1982, two services were introduced, TV2 broadcasting in Zulu and Xhosa and TV3 broadcasting in Sotho and Tswana, both targeted at a Black urban audience.[2] The main channel, now called TV1, was divided evenly between English and Afrikaans, as before. In 1985, a new service called TV4 was introduced, carrying sports and entertainment programming, using the channel shared by TV2 and TV3, which stopped broadcasting at 9:30 pm.[3]

In 1992, TV2, TV3 and TV4 were combined into a new service called CCV (Contemporary Community Values).[4] A third channel was introduced known as TSS, or TopSport Surplus, TopSport being the brand name for the SABC's sport coverage, but this was replaced by NNTV (National Network TV), an educational, non-commercial channel, in 1994.[5] In 1996, the SABC reorganised its three TV channels with the aim of making them more representative of the various language groups. These new channels were called SABC 1, SABC 2 and SABC 3.

Programming

SABC 1 is heavily focused on local entertainment that is aimed towards the youth.

Soapies, dramas and telenovelas

The channel has had the title of 'Mzansi's Storyteller' with popular local dramas, and popular soapies Generations: The Legacy, Uzalo and Skeem Saam. Other famed dramas from past years are Yizo Yizo, Zone 14, Intersexions, The Shakespeare in Mzansi Series, etc. However, over recent years, the title has been taken by Mzansi Magic.

Series

The channel has a number of comedy, game shows and reality series such as Nyan'Nyan, Now or Never, It Takes a Village, Ses' Top La, Friends Like These, The Remix, Lip Sync Battle. Initially, it would have rights to broadcast local versions of international franchises like The X Factor, but due to financial constraints, the channel currently focuses on local reality competitions.

Music

The channel airs some of the latest local urban music and playlists on shows like Live Amp and Koze Kuse, while also focusing on traditional indigenous music on shows like Roots, as well as choral music on one of their longest-running show Imizwilili.

Talk and magazine

SABC 1 airs local informative magazine shows, from its longest-running magazine show Selimathunzi, to more recent and fresh show like Throwback Thursday and weekend breakfast shows like Mzansi Insider among others. In addition, SABC 1 hosts interactive talk shows such as Daily Thetha and The Chatroom.

Religion

On a daily basis the channel showcases short religious shows that cater for African Traditional Religion, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. On weekends it boasts of religious music shows such as Gospel Avenue and Imvelo.

News and Current Affairs

The channel has two bulletins, one for the SiSwati/Ndebele speakers, and one for IsiZulu/IsiXhosa speakers. In addition, it includes current affairs programs like Cutting Edge, Expressions and Yilungelo Lakho.

Sports

The channel is known to broadcast the Premier Soccer League during the week and also have rights to other soccer events like Africa Cup of Nations, FIFA World Cup and other international friendlies. However, in August 2019, the channel could not afford broadcast rights to the PSL season, resulting in a blackout of sport on both TV and Radio platforms, thus not broadcasting matches for a certain period.[6] This angered soccer fans who did not have access to SuperSport on DStv, since MultiChoice held the sporting rights. Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams announced that after meeting with the public broadcaster's board and MultiChoice a resolution had been reached, and soccer matches resumed as normal.[7]

Movies

The channel is known for broadcasting classic action and drama movies on certain weekends.

Children and education

The channel is known for some of its international children's shows, mostly from Disney Junior. In addition, SABC 1 has the longest-running local kids show YoTV, which broadcasts twice every weekday and once every weekend, and also has shows under its SABC Education banner that cater for all ages such as high school revision show Geleza Nathi and career shows Ispani and Teenagers on A Mission.

Programmes

Former

Animated

Children's Programmes

See also

References
  1. "The Media Development and Diversity Agency - a draft position paper". South African Government Information. November 2000. p. 68. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  2. The Press and Apartheid: Repression and Propaganda in South Africa, William A. Hachten, C.Anthony Giffard Springer, 1984, page 222
  3. Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa, Robert B. Horwitz, Cambridge University Press, 2001, page 68
  4. South Africa: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, Department of Information, 1992, page 131
  5. The voice, the vision: a sixty year history of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Malcolm Theunissen, Victor Nikitin, Melanie Pillay, Advent Graphics, 1996, page 127
  6. "Football fans see red after SABC PSL blackout". eNCA. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  7. "SABC blackout: PSL sponsors threaten to pull the plug". eNCA. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
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