SABC 3
South African television channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SABC 3, also branded as S3, is a South African free-to-air television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). It carries programming in English and, few in other South African languages.
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Country | South Africa |
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Broadcast area | South Africa |
Network | SABC |
Headquarters | SABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English,[1] Afrikaans |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | SABC |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 1991 (as NNTV) 4 February 1996 (as SABC 3) |
Replaced | TopSport Surplus (TSS) |
Former names | National Network Television (NNTV) (1991-1996) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Sentech | Channel depends on nearest Sentech repeater |
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As of June 2018, it has been broadcasting in high definition.
In April 2021, the channel rebranded and is stylised as S3.
As of March 2024, SABC 3 only broadcasts programming in English & Afrikaans.