Radio Télévision Gabonaise (RTG) is the national broadcaster of the Central African state of

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

. Radio Télévision Gabonaise is headquartered in Gabon's capital city,

Libreville Libreville (; ) is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies of the northwestern province of Estuaire Province, Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. A ...

. It was established in 28 November 1959 with the start of Radio-Gabon. Television broadcasts started in 9 May 1963 through channel 3 on

while in November 1965 a new station opened on

Port-Gentil Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta. Nearby Cape Lopez is Gabon's weste ...

(channel 10). An additional television station operates in

Franceville Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku. Overview P ...

. A large radio station is operated in

Oyem Oyem is the capital of Woleu-Ntem province in northern Gabon, lying on the N2 road and the River Ntem. Geography The town lies on a plateau at an elevation of about . It is the administrative and transport center for the surrounding agricultur ...

. Radio Télévision Gabonaise achieved nationwide radio coverage in the late 1980s through a network of smaller provincial stations. The name was changed in 2012 to Gabon Télévision.

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* Publicly funded broadcasters Television stations in Gabon Radio stations established in 1959 Television channels and stations established in 1963 State media {{Africa-tv-station-stub

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