The Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne (''RT'', French for Establishment of the Tunisian Radio or simply Tunisian Radio; in Arabic: مؤسسة الإذاعة التونسية) is

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's state-owned public

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. It was formed in August 2007, when the former national state broadcaster

ERTT The Établissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne (ERTT) – French for ''Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment'' – was Tunisia's state broadcasting organization from 1990 until 2007 before it was split into the ''Tunisian Tel ...

was split into separate radio and television companies. Tunisian Radio operates ten stations, four nationwide and six regionally. It is an active member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Background

After a few private experiments, Tunisian radio broadcasting began as part of the operation of the French Post and Telegraph Service in 1938. The station was renamed Radio Tunis the following year. The state broadcaster has been organized in several ways since its inception, including under the company

Établissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne The Établissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne (ERTT) – French for ''Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment'' – was Tunisia's state broadcasting organization from 1990 until 2007 before it was split into the ''Tunisian Tel ...

(ERTT) from 1990 to 2007. In November 2006, President

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician ...

decided to divide ERTT into two companies: the radio broadcaster Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne and the television broadcaster Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne. The two companies were formally launched on 31 August 2007. Both ERTT successor companies are members of the EBU,

African Union of Broadcasting The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB, french: Union Africaine de Radiodiffusion, ar, الاتحاد الأفريقي للبث, Alaitihad al'Afriqiu Lilbathi, pt, União Africana de Radiodifusão) is a professional body composed of the national ...

(AUB) and

Arab States Broadcasting Union The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) ( ar, إتحاد إذاعات الدول العربية) is an Arab joint-action institution related to the League of Arab States and the Pan-Arab Association of Public Service and Commercial Broadcasters. ...

(ASBU). In 2009, Tunisian radio launched its first website portal where the company's full list of radio stations are available via streaming. It was later relaunched in the autumn of 2015 in a new guise and with a separate news section. It also has a radio archive of previous recordings, programs and Tunisian music. Following the

Arab Spring The Arab Spring ( ar, الربيع العربي) was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in Tunisia in response to corruption and econo ...

in 2011, the Tunisian media, including Radio Tunisienne, have been given more freedom to report and broadcast news and information. Among other things, the country's political opposition has also been allowed to run on state-owned radio and television.

Stations

In 2016, the Tunisian Radio Establishment manages ten public radio channels, four of which are national and the other six are regional stations in

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Gafsa Gafsa ( aeb, ڨفصة '; ar, قفصة qafṣah), originally called Capsa in Latin, is the capital of Gafsa Governorate of Tunisia. It lends its Latin name to the Mesolithic Capsian culture. With a population of 111,170, Gafsa is the ninth-la ...

, Monastir,

Sfax Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterrane ...

Tataouine Tataouine ( ber, Tiṭṭawin; ar, تطاوين) is a city in southern Tunisia. It is the capital of the Tataouine Governorate. The below-ground "cave dwellings" of the native Berber population, designed for coolness and protection, render the c ...

and Grand Tunis. Radio Tunisienne broadcasts in the FM and medium waves. Shortwave radio broadcasts ended in 2013. Programs and a live stream of all stations can also be listened to online.

National

* Radio Tunis – the country's oldest Arabic language public station, on air since 15 October 1938 * Radio Jeunes –

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station, on air since 7 November 1995 * – arts and culture station, on air since 29 May 2006 * Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale (RTCI) – programs mainly in French, but also in English, German, Italian and Spanish; on air since 15 October 1938 (nationalised in February 1960)

Regional

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– broadcasting in the Center and South-East in Arabic since 8 December 1961 * Radio Monastir – broadcasting in the Sahel and Cap Bon in Arabic since 3 August 1977 * Radio Gafsa – broadcasting in the South West in Arabic since 7 November 1991 * Radio Le Kef – broadcasting in the North West in Arabic since 7 November 1991 * Radio Tataouine – broadcasting in the South East in Arabic since 7 November 1993 * – broadcasting programs produced by the regional stations in Grand Tunis; launched 15 October 2016

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