Derkasian Broadcasting Corporation

The Derkasian Broadcasting Corporation (DBC) is a public service broadcaster serving Derkasia and also broadcasting to Acrotonia. DBC is entirely funded by the Media and Communications Ministry, though it also accepts funding from companies willing to sponsor broadcasts. DBC owns five television networks (DBC1, DBC24, DBC Acrotonia, DBC Food Network - in conjunction with Warner Bros. Discovery, and DBC Entertainment) and runs two radio networks (DBC Radio 1 and 2). The DBC was founded in 1950 with the beginning of it's radio services, while television broadcasts first started in 1962, making the DBC the oldest continuously operating broadcaster in Derkasian history.
DBC is a statutory body, overseen by a board appointed by the Government of Derkasia, with general management in the hands of the Executive Board, headed by the Director-General. DBC is regulated by the Broadcasting Authority of Derkasia. DBC is financed by television licence fee and through advertising, with some of its services funded solely by advertising, while others are funded solely by the licence fee.
DBC is currently a member of the Tapanthian Broadcasting Union, as is DBC's largest rivals, Channel 13 and NSB. As a TBU member it yearly broadcasts the Tapavision Song Contest and runs the national selection event, Tapavision: Derkasia's Voice. It's former southern counterpart, DPRT, merged with DBC in 2002 following the Derkasian Spring and the subsequent reunification of Derkasia. DBC was also, until 2022, the Derkasian broadcaster of the Olympic Games.
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