50 years of SBS: More than simply sexy movies and soccer

SBS broadcasts in 60 languages across audio, digital and television.

SBS began in 1975 as two ethnic radio stations: 2EA in Sydney and 3EA in Melbourne. Source: SBS

Key Points

• SBS - the Special Broadcasting Service - is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025.
• Before SBS emerged on television and digital platforms, it was a radio station formerly known as 2EA and 3EA, which was used to inform migrant groups about the new Medibank scheme in different languages.
• SBS, as it's now known, emerged just two years after the country abolished the Immigration Restriction Act, mostly known as the White Australia Policy.

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50 taon ng SBS: Paano nagsimula ang multicultural public broadcaster sa Australia?

SBS Filipino

10:30Filipino

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