Television Tonga

Television Tonga is a Tongan television channel operated by the Tonga Broadcasting Commission. It was founded on July 4, 2000 by King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.

TV Tonga/TBC studios & tower at Fasi-moe-afi, Tonga.

Television Tonga

Country	Tonga
Ownership
Owner	Government of Tonga (privately operated by Tonga Broadcasting Commission)
History
Founded	July 4, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-07-04)
Launched	July 4, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-07-04)
Founder	Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV

The station was built in 1999 by RFO Polynésie, which held a two-week training session in August accompanied by journalists from RFO's Pacific branches in New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia.^[1]

The TV Tonga studios and broadcast facilities are located in Fasi-moe-afi, near the Tongan capital Nukuʻalofa. They currently broadcast across Tongatapu, 'Eua and other closely surrounding islands, such as Pangaimotu and 'Atata.

TV Tonga produces a weeknightly national TV news program from Monday to Friday in two versions, English and Tongan; and a week-in-review program on Saturday. They also cover local sports and events of national interest.

While TV Tonga is working in affiliation with overseas broadcasters and becoming more of a relaying station, in 2008 it launched a second channel, Television Tonga 2, for its domestic service. General Manager 'Elenoa 'Amanaki has stated that the second English program channel would leave the original channel, formerly broadcasting 60% in English, 40% in Tongan, for Tongan language programs only.^[2]

TV Tonga maintains a website, with an online news service.