Prower Broadcasting Corporation

Prower Broadcasting Corporation
The current "Chev" PBC logo.
Network type	Broadcaster (television and online)
Country/Countries	Federal Republic of Emeraldsbourg
Availability	F.R.E., Fow Toth Town, parts of Plance, Echidna Country Scootania (through PBC Scootania) Worldwide (through PBC Mobius)
Founded by	Miles "Tails" Prower
Motto	"We're your information source."
Owner	Procom
Key people	Miles "Tails" Prower (owner) Procom (regulator)
Launch date	December 1, 2009 (as PBC)

The Prower Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as the PBC, is a broadcasting company headquartered in the Federal Republic of Emeraldsbourg. While not the largest broadcasting organization on Mobius, the PBC is listed near the top. Since February 1, 2011, the PBC has been regulated by the Prower Office of Communications, or Procom. Established as a fledgling group of stations in late 2005 (TTN), the PBC has since grown exponentially. The PBC earns most of its revenue through TTCable license fees and taxes, advertisements, and regulatory fees paid by PBC franchisees. Opponents of the PBC say that the company is a true "imperialist corporation", citing its uncontrollable expansion in recent years.

Unlike other television organizations in Emeraldsbourg, the PBC runs on a government charter. The current charter expires on December 1, 2019. Many say that the charter is like the life force of the PBC; if it was ever to be destroyed, the PBC would never exist.

History

TTN history and STV history can be found in this section.

Setting the Stage

On December 1, 1949, the Oldham transmitter was powered on, bringing television to Mobius Corners. The Oldham transmitter carried programs from the ETC (Emeraldsbourg Television Corporation), which, until 1983, was the only television network allowed to operate in Emeraldsbourg. In 1983, when the ETC lost its exclusive license to television broadcasts, MobiMedia signed on. Many historians argue that if Parliament had never been so lenient, then no privatised television network (e.g. PBC One) would exist.

The rest of the Midlands gained television broadcasts by 1954. West Allis, Parkview, and Owisagan gained television by 1960, and Emeraldsville had its first station sign on in 1961. In 1957, WHMC-TV signed on as an independent station in Mobius Corners, becoming a MobiMedia affiliate in 1983. In 1968, WTTA-TV signed on as an ETC affiliate. In 1972, both WTTH-TV and WOZS-TV signed on. In 2000, WCAS-TV signed on in Parkview.

Forming TTN

In 2005, TTN (Tails n' Things Network) came on the air, with WTTA-TV 4 as its first affiliate. TTN'a first program as a network was The Opening, which still airs today.