It traces its history to 1935 when it first began operating under licence from the Posts and Telegraphs Department with the call sign ZJV.

At the end of 1952, the legislative council passed the Broadcasting Commission Bill.

On 1 July 1954, the commission's first programme was broadcast as part of the official opening ceremony.

In June 1999, the new Government led to another change in name – this time to the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited.

it operates six radio stations; two in each of the major local languages (Fijian, Hindustani, and English) and its first free-to-air television FBC TV was launched on 25 November 2011.