(RTCI) is a national radio station in
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
, headquartered in the capital city,
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
. Launched on 15 October 1938, it now broadcasts on 92.0 and 98.2 FM in Tunis. With its nationalization in February 1960, the station was renamed Chaîne internationale de Radio Tunis (International Channel of Radio Tunis) and in 1986, Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale or more simply RTCI.
Since July 18, 2015, RTCI has been broadcasting its programs 24 hours a day in medium wave (963 kHz from Djedeida).
Broadcasting
RTCI broadcasts on FM; it has also been available via satellite since 1992 and on the Internet since 2007.
RTCI broadcasts through the Eutelsat
Hotbird
Hot Bird (also styled Hotbird) is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the equator ( orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Asia, Europe, North Africa, Americas and the Middle East.
Only digital r ...
13G satellite at 12149 MHz, vertical polarization, azimuth 13 degrees east, signal speed: 27,500MSym/s, Standard: DVB-S, unencrypted signals for Europe.
The station is also available online,
broadcasts mainly in
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
, but also in
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
,
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
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**Spanish culture
...
,
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
and
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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.
She is led by Sondès Ben Khalifa, who was appointed to her position in August 2023.
References
External links
*
National Broadcasting Office
Radio stations in Tunisia
Radio stations established in 1938
Defunct shortwave radio stations
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