On 25 March 1986, the government announced its decision on the future of EA ethnic radio and multicultural television. Following consideration of the Report of the Committee of Review of the Special Broadcasting Service (better known as the Connor Report), the Government announced that the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), founded in 1977 to oversee EA ethnic radio, is to be replaced with a new Special Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).
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