Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C. (FBC) is a state-owned mass media company operating in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. Launched in 1994 it focuses mostly on political, social and economical reports about Ethiopia. It operates radio and television stations within Ethiopia.

Political stances

, FBC generally supported the federal government of Ethiopia and the ruling

Prosperity Party The Prosperity Party ( am, ብልጽግና ፓርቲ, Bilits’igina Paritī; om, Paartii Badhaadhiinaa) is a political party in Ethiopia that was established on 1 December 2019 as a successor to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic F ...

International media links

In March 2023, the Russian state news agency '' Sputnik'' and FBC announced a deal to exchange content and carry out common projects. Sputnik leader Vasily Pushkov stated that Ethiopian media would become "a major priority" for Sputnik.

Fana TV

In 2014 it was announced that FBC would be building its own studio in the hopes of starting its own channel. In 2016, FBC formally signed an agreement with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority (EBA) to become a licensed broadcaster in the country. Fana TV started test transmission of its satellite TV channel on Ethiosat in July 2017.

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External links

*{{official website Mass media companies established in 1994 Mass media in Ethiopia Television in Ethiopia 1994 establishments in Ethiopia