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Mass media in Burundi mainly consists of radio, television, and printed resources, with a project underway to improve internet access to the country. Most mass media in Burundi is controlled by the government, and access to international mass media is limited.

Radio

See also: List of radio stations in Africa § Burundi

As of 30 June 2021, Burundi registers the following radio stations (Telecommunications Authority, 2021):

Nationally owned radio stations

Internationally owned radio stations

The addresses and frequency assigned to those stations are summarized in the table below (Communications Commission, 2021):

N Name Frequency Station Since Key Contact Address
1 RTNB 92.9 MHz Bujumbura 1959 Jonas Ndikumurimyi
2 CCIB FM+ 99.4 MHz Bujumbura 1993 J. Jacques Ntamagara
3 CULTURE 88.2 MHz Bujumbura 1999 Salomee Ndayishimiye www.radioculture.org
4 NDERAGAKURA 87.9 MHz Bujumbura 2000 Stany Nahayo www.radionderagakura.org
5 IVYIZIGIRO 90.9 MHz Bujumbura 2000 Onesime Habarugira
6 ISANGANIRO 89.7 MHz Bujumbura 2002 Sylvere Ntakarutimana www.isanganiro.org
7 MARIA 98.4 MHz Bujumbura 2003 Abbe Desire Bireha

Further information (in French): List of radio stations in Burundi (redirect) [fr]

Television

Television in Burundi was introduced in 1984, with coverage having national reach in 1992.[1] As of 2004 there was still only one television service, the government-owned Télévision Nationale du Burundi.

The television stations registered in 2021 are the following (Telecommunications Authority)[1]:


Main channels

Name Owner Type Launched
RTNB Government of Burundi State-owned 1975
Télé Renaissance Bernard Henri Levy[2] Private-owned 2008
Héritage TV ?
TV Salama
BeTV ? Private 2017
MASHARIKI TV

There are also three main tele distributors:

Internet

Main article: Communications in Burundi

Burundi has launched a $25 million investment project in a fibre-optic cable network to widen access to broadband Internet and cut costs.[3]

Print

Newspapers include:

Iwacu, founded abroad in 1993, began publishing in Burundi as a weekly in 2008. It quickly became the most-circulated newspaper in Burundi and as of 2016 is the only privately-owned one.[4]

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Legum, Colin, ed. (1994). Africa Contemporary Record 1992–1994. Vol. XXIV. New York: Africana Publishing Company. p. B-287. ISBN 978-0841905627.
  2. ^ "RFI - Création de Télé Renaissance". 1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Burundi invests $25 mln in high-speed Internet network". Reuters.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ McCormick, Ty (15 January 2016). "The Last Newspaper in Burundi". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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Burundi articles
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