The feasibility and viability of regional television servicesinthe NWP

Regional Television services in the North West Province of South Africa. Broadcasting is the generic term that can be diagnosed as the dissemination of news/information using old or new and powerful form of social integration and control of any news. Many of its uses can be seen as socially, commercially and, at times, politically manipulative. In this study broadcasting will mean sending video material or audio material signal through a transmitter, macro wave and satellite to the individual communities that will be receiving that through antennas, internet and satellite dish. In this study Public Regional Television (PR-TV) is seen as services belonging to communities, owned and managed by the public. The study is about the feasibility and viability of regional television services within the North West Province of South Africa. There is no model yet for implementation in the North West Province. Regional television services need approaches that build up to broadcasting knowledge within communities and take into account the needs for local content and different cultures of South Africa. The approach needs to address South African context and languages in broadcasting.