NBS Television (Uganda)


NBS Television is a Ugandan TV station, licensed by Uganda Communications Commission, UCC for 360 broadcast. The station prides on carrying live broadcasts especially of all political events.The station is owned by Kin Kariisa and operated by Next Media Services, with its headquarters at Media Plaza in Kamwokya, a Kampala Suburb.

Background

NBS’s journey started on June 16, 2008 when it was registered and got its license and by then had only one transmitter. The station held ten years anniversary in June 2018. It has a number of notable senior on-air personalities including Canary Mugume Rukh-Shana Namuyimba and Solomon Sserwanjja. Also one of the most celebrated female journalists in the region Joy Doreen Biira was a pioneer presenter.
The station is known for its focus on Politics hence the tagline. The station has one of the biggest political talk show the Frontline that brings together political leaders from different political parties in the land every week.
NBS also has a series of business, Sports, youth and entertainment shows.

Core on-air-personalities (OAP)s

[Canary Mugume]

Canary Mugume is a Ugandan investigative journalist with NBS TV and a Léo Africa Young Emerging Leaders Program Fellow. His investigative reporting is specialized in current affairs, dysfunctions of the economy, and social matters.

Solomon Sserwanjja">Solomon Serwanjja">Solomon Sserwanjja

Solomon Serwanjja is a Ugandan investigative journalist and news anchor with NBSTV. In 2019 Serwanjja was awarded the Komla Dumor Award, an annual award given by the BBC to celebrate African journalists.

[Rukh-Shana Namuyimba]

Rukh-Shana Namuyimba is a Ugandan communication specialist, News Anchor, and co-fouder Xfinity Communications Ltd..She initially worked as News Anchor at NTV, Uganda. before moving to NBS Television.

Ex NBS Television personalities