Bop TV

Bop TV
CountryBophuthatswana (until 1994)
South Africa (1994–2003)
Broadcast areaBophuthatswana (until 1994)
South Africa (1994–2003)
Programming
LanguagesTswana (Use in some programs), English
Ownership
OwnerBophuthatswana Broadcasting Corporation (until 1998)
SABC (1998–2003)
Sister channelsMmabatho Television (until 1998)
History
Launched31 December 1983 (1983-12-31)
Closed31 July 2003 (2003-07-31)

Bop TV was a television station owned by the Bophuthatswana Broadcasting Corporation, which operated from 1983 to 2003. Initially confined to the black homeland of Bophuthatswana (which included townships near Johannesburg and Pretoria), the channel found its foothold by means of signal overspill, becoming an attractive alternative to the existing SABC and later M-Net channels. Following the end of apartheid and the dissolution of Bophuthatswana, it was integrated into the South African Broadcasting Corporation, after which it shut down.