The Télé Tchad is the

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of the Central African state of

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. Télé Tchad broadcasts in

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and

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. It primarily broadcasts news, educational programming, cultural, religious, and local sport programming 20 hours a day.

History

Télé Tchad began broadcasting on December 10, 1987. Upon its debut, the channel only broadcast four days a week (Thursday through Sunday) and only broadcast in and around

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...

through a tower in the Goudji neighborhood. Originally, the station used journalists and personalities from Chadian radio, including Malla Woulou Yakéma, Topono Celestin, and Aldom Nadji Tito. In its early years, the broadcaster received technical support and supplies from

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and from

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. When

Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranki ...

took power in Chad in 1990, he put the broadcaster under the control of the Ministry of Information. In 2008 the broadcaster expanded, including stations in

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, Doba, Biltine and

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as well as a satellite service that was able to broadcast to the Chadian diaspora in Europe, North Africa and elsewhere. In 2012, the broadcaster had a new headquarters built on

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at the cost of 19 billion

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. The building, which houses both Tele Tchad and

Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT); (English: Chadian National Radio) is the state-operated national radio broadcaster of Chad. RNT was able to reach the entire country through transmitters located at N'Djamena, Sarh, Moundou, and Abéché ...

, is 70 meters tall and includes the broadcast tower.

Controversies

Due to the ongoing human rights situation in Chad, the national broadcaster is seen as favoring the government.

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frequently lists Chad near the bottom of its list of World Press Freedom rankings, due to "Violence, arbitrary arrest and cyber-censorship for journalists in Chad".

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La Télé-Tchad, la chouchou de Deby
Television networks Publicly funded broadcasters Television stations in Chad Television channels and stations established in 1987 State media {{Chad-stub

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Controversies

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