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 (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Grea ...

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Burundi Tribune The ''Burundi Tribune'' is a newspaper published in Bujumbura, Burundi. The online version is published in French and English. It specializes in delivering news on politics, the economy, education and security Security is protection from, or r ...

'' * '' 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.

Bibliography

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References

External links

* * Communications in Burundi

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