Editing Telecommunications in Fiji (section)

==Radio and television==

* [[Radio broadcasting|Radio stations]]: 
** state-owned commercial company, [[Fiji Broadcasting Corporation]], operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters and 4 commercial broadcasters with multiple repeaters; 5 radio stations with repeaters operated by Communications Fiji, Ltd; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2009);<ref name=CIAWFB-Fiji-Communications-2014>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/fiji/ "Communications: Fiji"], ''World Factbook'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 28 January 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.</ref>
** 13 AM, 40 FM, and no shortwave stations (1998).
* [[Receiver (radio)|Radios]]: 500,000 (1997).{{update after|2014|2|14}}
* [[Television broadcasting|Television stations]]: 
** Fiji TV, a publicly traded company on the [[South Pacific Stock Exchange]], operates a free to air channel ever since its inception in 1994.
** 2 terrestrial stations (1998).{{update after|2014|2|14}}
* [[Television set]]s: 21,000 (1997).{{update after|2014|2|14}}

Radio is a key source of information, particularly on the outer islands. There are publicly and privately owned stations. State-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation operates Fijian-language Radio Fiji One, Hindi-language Radio Fiji Two, music-based Bula FM, Hindi station Mirchi FM, and music-based 2day FM.

Communications Fiji Limited, a public listed company on the [[South Pacific Stock Exchange]] was established in 1996 and is located in 231 Waimanu Road, [[Suva]]. It broadcasts English speaking stations FM96 and LegendFM on 96.2FM and 98.6FM respectively, Fijian language station, VitiFM, Navtarang and Radio Sargam - Hindi speaking stations. The [[BBC World Service]] broadcasts on 88.2 FM in the capital, [[Suva]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14919686 "Fiji profile"], ''BBC News'', 16 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2014.</ref>

===Media control===
Under the military government's Media Decree, the directors and 90 percent of the shareholders of locally based media must be citizens of, and permanently reside in Fiji. The [[Media Industry Development Authority of Fiji]] is responsible for enforcing these provisions. The authority has the power to investigate journalists and media outlets for alleged violations of the decree, including powers of search and seizure of equipment.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Fiji-2012/>

A code of ethics contained in the Media Decree requires that all stories run by the media be balanced, with comment obtained from both sides where there is any disagreement on the facts. This requirement enables government departments and private businesses to prevent stories from being published by not responding to media questions, thus making it impossible for the media to fulfill the decree's requirement for comment from both sides. However, media sources report that if the story is positive toward the government, the balance requirement could be ignored without consequence.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Fiji-2012/>