Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation began its life on the 15th of June 1959. Prime Minister Norman Manley launched the entity as a deliberate act of cultural sovereignty to fill a void in national identity.
JBC Television began broadcasting on Sunday the 4th of August 1963 at 6 pm. This launch coincided with the first anniversary of Jamaica's independence.
Accusations of partisan journalism caused one of the longest strikes in Jamaican history in 1964. The strike occurred after a change in government led to claims that JBC journalists were favoring the previous People's National Party government.
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson divested the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 under the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica Act. The television and Radio 2 assets were sold to Radio Jamaica Limited for J$70M.
The Public Broadcasting Corporation began its first transmission in March 2006. Full broadcasting services commenced on the 16th of October 2006.