Bougainville Television Corporation

Bougainville Broadcasting Corporation (BTC, also known as BTC 1, formerly Bougainville Television Authority) is a free-to-air television network that is broadcast only in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.

The network was founded by Patrick Whyte and Devin Gray on the 14th of December, 2002 in Buka as the Bougainville Television Authority and was officially launched on 1 March, 2003.

It is currently headquartered in Buka, the capital of the region, as well as operating stations in Arawa and Buin.

The current CEO is Paula Emerson, the current chairman is Efe Jacobson, owned by the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, and is funded by the Autonomous Bougainville Government.

As of 2019, the revenue of the company is estimated to be K$2.9 million.