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Norman Manley signed the legislation creating the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation in December 1958. The new entity launched on the 15th of June 1959 as a state-owned statutory corporation.
JBC Television began broadcasting at 6 pm on Sunday, the 4th of August 1963. This launch coincided with the first anniversary of Jamaica's independence from colonial rule.
Accusations of partisan journalism emerged frequently among critics and political opponents following a change in government in 1962. One of the longest strikes in Jamaican history occurred in 1964 resulting in most news journalists being replaced by new hires.
Michael Manley aimed to use the JBC as a vehicle for nation building across the island when he was elected Prime Minister in 1972. Government funding for original Jamaican programming increased significantly under his administration leading to productions like Public Eye and Lime Tree Lane.
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson enacted the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica Act in 1997 which divested the JBC entirely. The PBCJ broadcast its first transmission in March 2006 followed by test transmissions before full broadcasting services commenced on the 16th of October 2006.