MBC 3 (Mauritian TV channel)

{{distinguish|text=the Middle Eastern Children's Channel MBC 3 of the same name}} {{Short description|Public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = MBC Digital 3

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| launch_date = March 1996

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| picture_format = 576i (16:9) (SDTV)

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| owner = Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation

| headquarters = Moka, Mauritius

| website = {{url|mbcradio.tv/mbc-digital-3}}

| country = Mauritius

| sister_channels = MBC 1
MBC 2
MBC 4
MBC Sat
Kids Channel
YSTV
Ciné 12
Bhojpuri Channel
Senn Kreol

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MBC Digital 3 is a Mauritian free-to-air television channel owned by the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, which is the national state broadcaster. The channel was launched in March 1996.{{Cite web |url=http://mbc.intnet.mu/history |title=History |date=2015-06-01 |website=Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=2019-08-23}} Its programming consists of news and cultural TV programmes. In the early 2000s, it was an affiliate of TVAfrica's sports output.{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Policy and Practice in Africa|url=https://www.article19.org/data/files/pdfs/publications/africa-broadcasting-policy.pdf |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=Article 19|date=2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111215959/https://www.article19.org/data/files/pdfs/publications/africa-broadcasting-policy.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2011}}