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The ''''Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation'''' is a Zambian state-owned television and radio station. It is the oldest, widest and largest radio and television service provider in Zambia It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1987, which was passed to transform the Zambia Broadcasting Services from being a Government Department under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services into a statutory body called the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.
The '''Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation''' is a Zambian state-owned television and radio station. It is the oldest, widest and largest radio and television service provider in Zambia It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1987, which was passed to transform the Zambia Broadcasting Services from being a Government Department under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services into a statutory body called the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.


It was not until World War II that [[Northern Rhodesia]] acquired a radio service. In 1941 the Government's Information Department installed a 300 watt transmitter in [[Lusaka]], the capital. This station was built for the purpose of disseminating war related information. From the outset, the Lusaka station addressed programs to Africans in their own languages, becoming the pioneer in the field of local vernacular broadcasting. In 1945 Harry Franklin, Lusaka's far sighted information officer, proposed that Radio Lusaka concentrate on developing programming for Africans. Since Northern Rhodesia could not afford such a specialized service on its own, the administrations of Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland were persuaded to share in the operating costs, while the British Government agreed to provide capital funds. Thus, the Central African Broadcasting Station came into being.  
It was not until World War II that [[Northern Rhodesia]] acquired a radio service. In 1941 the Government's Information Department installed a 300 watt transmitter in [[Lusaka]], the capital. This station was built for the purpose of disseminating war related information. From the outset, the Lusaka station addressed programs to Africans in their own languages, becoming the pioneer in the field of local vernacular broadcasting. In 1945 Harry Franklin, Lusaka's far sighted information officer, proposed that Radio Lusaka concentrate on developing programming for Africans. Since Northern Rhodesia could not afford such a specialized service on its own, the administrations of Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland were persuaded to share in the operating costs, while the British Government agreed to provide capital funds. Thus, the Central African Broadcasting Station came into being.  
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The principal activity of the Corporation is to provide Information, Entertainment and Education to the people of Zambia.
The principal activity of the Corporation is to provide Information, Entertainment and Education to the people of Zambia.
==List of Director Generals==
* [[Steven Moyo|Dr Steven Moyo]] April 1988 - November 1991
* [[Emmanuel Chayi]] December 1991 - October 1992
* [[Manasseh Phiri|Dr Manasseh Phiri]] June 1993 - August 1993
* [[Duncan Mbazima]] September 1993 - June 2001
* [[Eddy Mupeso]] July 2001 - August 2004
* [[Joseph Salasini]] July 2005 - October 2009
* [[Juliana Mwila]] May 2009 - June 2010
* [[Joe Chilazya]] October 2011 - March 2012
* [[Chibamba Kanyama]]


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