Most mass media in
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
is controlled by the government.
Radio
As of 30 June 2021, Burundi registers the following radio stations (Telecommunications Authority, 2021):
Nationally owned radio stations
* RADIO BUNTU IJWI RY’IMPFUVYI N’ABAPFAKAZI
* RADIO » IJWI RY’ IMBABAZI
* RADIO BENAA FM
* RADIO CCIB FM+
* RADIO AGAKIZA
* RADIO COLOMBE FM
* RADIO CULTURE
* RADIO DESTINY FM
* RADIO EAGLE SPORT FM
* RADIO FREQUENCE MENYA
* RADIO IJWI RY’ UMUKENYEZI
* RADIO ISANGANIRO
* RADIO IZERE FM
* RADIO MARIA BDI
* RADIO REMA FM
* RADIO SCOLAIRE NDERAGAKURA FM
* RADIO SPECIALE HUMURIZA FM
* RADIO STAR FM
Internationally owned radio stations
* RFI
* RADIO HIT AFRIQUE
* RADIO ROYAL MEDIA.
The addresses and frequency assigned to those stations are summarized in the table below (Communications Commission, 2021):
Television
Television in Burundi was
introduced in 1984, with coverage having national reach in 1992. 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 Authorit
* TELEVISION NATIONALE DU BURUNDI
* HERITAGE TV
* REMA TV
* TELEVISION ARGOS
* TELEVISION SALAMA
* CITIZEN TV (satellite)
* TELEVISION NUMERIQUE DENOMMEE « BEST ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION (BE TV) »
* TELEVISION « MASHARIKI TV »
* TELEVISION BURUNDI BWIZA
Main channels
There are also three main tele distributors:
* TELE -10
* STARTIMES
* AZAM MÉDIA.
Internet
Burundi has launched a $25 million investment project in a fibre-optic cable network to widen access to broadband Internet and cut costs.
Print
Newspapers include:
* ''
Arc-en-Ciel (newspaper), Arc-en-Ciel''
* ''
Burundi Chrétien''
* ''
Burundi Tribune''
* ''
Le Renouveau du Burundi''
''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.
See also
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Burundian literature
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arte
Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture.
It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...
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Internet censorship and surveillance in Burundi
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BeTV (Burundi)
Best Entertainment Television (BETV) is a local private television channel in Bujumbura, the largest city and former capital city of Burundi.
History BE TV (since 2017)
BETV is an apolitical private television channel in Burundi, launched o ...
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