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Télé Sahel
Télé Sahel is the national broadcaster of the West African state of Niger, it was founded in 1964 as an educational channel under the name Télé-Niger, it became a national general channel, broadcasting in color, on April 6, 1979. Owned and operated by the government Office of Radio and Television of Niger, which also operates Voix du Sahel, Radio Voix du Sahel and the satellite station, Télé Sahel provides news and other programs in French and several local languages. Its stations transmit to all urban centres. Its current Director General is Moussa Saley since 2005. The state ORTN network depends financially on the government, partly through an addition to electricity bills and partly through direct subsidy. The High Council for Communication (Niger), High Council for Communication also maintains a fund which supports private broadcasters, although its payments are criticised as political and irregular. Télé Sahel was also used to broadcast the announcement of the 2023 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of Radio And Television Of Niger
The Radio Television of Niger (RTN), formerly known as Office of Radio and Television of Niger (), or ORTN for short, is the state broadcaster of the West African nation of Niger. RTN operates the Télé Sahel terrestrial television station, Voix du Sahel, Radio Voix du Sahel radio network, and the satellite station (2001). RTN is overseen and funded by the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Communication (Niger), Ministry of Culture, Arts & Communication. History On 11 February 1967, Radio & TV operations merged in ORTN. In April 2000, the broadcasting sector was completely liberalized and as a result several private television stations were established in Niger. The ORTN reacted to this development by creating a second television program: Tal TV has been broadcasting since 2001. The ORTN has delegated two of the seven members to the Conseil de Presse (Press Council) since it was founded in March 2007. This self-regulatory institution of the Nigerien media has set itself the task ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
