Media in Mountbatten Island

Introduction
The media in Mountbatten Island is firstly there are 4 channels MBC1 and 2 and RTM which took over TV3 and S4M (In Mountbattenish) to become RTM and RTM Mountbattenaeg in 2003. There also digital channels MBC News, MBC Sport and RTM Plus.

As well as national TV channels there are a few regional channels there is CTV (Castlebridge), TFS (Shaftsbury broadcasting in Shafish) and MTV (Mina).

The island also has 1 national radio station MBC Radio 1 which broadcasts news and sport. There are many regional stations which broadcast music and talks about local issues. The oldest commercial radio station is Mina FM which started in 1987.

Beginning
The first recording of life on the island was in 1178 when Tomistrian explorer James Baker discovered the island after he was knocked off course on the way which is now modern day Begonia. Baker arrived in Brydd-Na-Nghasel (Castlebridge) and was allowed to stay with a local family he managed to communicate because the eldest man in the family spoke English the language of Tomistria.

After a year Baker went back to Tomistria and by 1368 100,000 people had emigrated. In the eyes of King Tom of Tomistria he felt that Mountbatten Island should be owned by him so it became a terrority of Tomistria and this was the case until 1983.

In 1982 a man called Colonel Llalli became the first minister of Mountbatten Island and wrote a letter to the Tomistrian Prime Minister demanding independence. Independence was refused so Llalli declared war and rounded up troops (a majority already being in the Army, Navy or Air Force) to join Vratiai Na Fregh (Quest for Freedom), the war lasted 1 year with any land battles taking place on Mountbatten Island but on 23rd March 1983 independence was declared with 23rd March being independence day and a national holiday. The biggest battle was the Battle of Stanmore (10 miles North East of Castlebridge) which starte on 21st March which was the final straw for Tomistria.

When Mountbatten Island won the war Colonel Llalli made his independence speech in Parliament Square saying "A Stanach vilidi vi ha agha dedd" meaning "On Stanmore's field we did our duty".

TV3 (Independent TV for Mountbatten Island)
Mountbatten Island recently joined that NBU (Nation Broadcasting Union) and has been given permission to take part in Nation Song Contest 6. All the songs in the National Final will be performed in English but their title will be translated in to Mountbattenish.