WBS Television


WBS Television known as Wavah Broadcasting Service is a Ugandan based television station owned by city billionaire Gordon Wavamunno. On December 14, 2016, it ceased to operate as a public broadcaster after it was put under receivership over Shs7.2b tax arrears by URA.
It was launched in 1999, as one of the first private non pay TV stations in East Africa and Central Africa.
In 2004, the TV had started broadcasting the Uganda's Parliamentary sessions live.
In 2006 l, it also started to be watched on internet, without television satellite. The TV also started promoting local football through adverts about the then Uganda Super League. In 2007 the TV started airing the Soap Opera Women Series which were educative to the community. it was also accused of editing woman of my life episodes from 150 to 137. The TV had a health educative program which helped many Ugandans to improve their health. It made Ugandans like watching televisions when it started broadcasting telenovela series.
In 2016, URA appointed two lawyers to help Wavamunno to manage and run it as the company payed the rears. NBS Television boss Kin Kariisa bought the former home of WBS TV stationed in Nagulu Hill. It has of recent been in News that the TV station wanted to resume work after four years of closure.