Mass media in Burundi
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Most mass media in Burundi is controlled by the government.
Radio
As per 30 June 2021, Burundi registers the following radio stations :(Telecommunications Authority, 2021)
- Nationals owned radios
1. RADIO BUNTU IJWI RY’IMPFUVYI N’ABAPFAKAZI ; 2. RADIO » IJWI RY’ IMBABAZI ; 3. RADIO BENAA FM ; 4. RADIO CCIB FM+ ; 5. RADIO AGAKIZA ; 6. RADIO COLOMBE FM ; 7. RADIO CULTURE ; 8. RADIO DESTINY FM ; 9. RADIO EAGLE SPORT FM ; 10. RADIO FREQUENCE MENYA ; 11. RADIO IJWI RY’ UMUKENYEZI ; 12. RADIO ISANGANIRO ; 13. RADIO IZERE FM ; 14. RADIO MARIA BDI ; 15. RADIO REMA FM ; 16. RADIO SCOLAIRE NDERAGAKURA FM ; 17. RADIO SPECIALE HUMURIZA FM ; 18. RADIO STAR FM ;
- International owned radios
1. RFI ; 2. RADIO HIT AFRIQUE; 3. RADIO ROYAL MEDIA.
The addresses and frequency assigned to those stations are summarized in the table below (Communications Commission, 2021)
N | Name | Frequency | Station | Since | Key Contact | Address |
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1 | RTNB | 92.9 Mhz | Bujumbura | 1959 | Jonas NDIKUMURIMYI | |
2 | CCIB FM+ | 99.4 Mhz | Bujumbura | 1993 | J. Jacques NTAMAGARA | |
3 | CULTURE | 88.2Mhz | Bujumbura | 1999 | Salomee NDAYISHIMIYE | www.radioculture.org |
4 | NDERAGAKURA | 87.9MHz | Bujumbura | 2000 | Stany NAHAYO | www.radionderagakura.org |
5 | IVYIZIGIRO | 90.9 Mhz | Bujumbura | 2000 | Onesime HABARUGIRA | |
6 | ISANGANIRO | 89.7 Mhz | Bujumbura | 2002 | Sylvere NTAKARUTIMANA | www.isanganiro.org |
7 | MARIA | 98.4 Mhz | Bujumbura | 2003 | Abbe Desire BIREHA |
Television
Television in Burundi was introduced in 1984, with coverage having national reach in 1992.[1] As of 2004 there was still only one television service, the government-owned Télévision Nationale du Burundi.
The televisions registered in 2021 are the following: (Telecommunications Authority)[1]
1. TELEVISION NATIONALE DU BURUNDI; 2. HERITAGE TV ; 3. REMA TV ; 4. TELEVISION SALAMA ; 5. CITIZEN TV on satellite ; 6. TELEVISION NUMERIQUE DENOMMEE « BEST ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION (BE TV) » ; 7. TELEVISION « MASHARIKI TV » ; 8. TELEVISION BURUNDI BWIZA.
Main channels
Name | Owner | Type | Launched |
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RTNB | Government of Burundi | State-owned | 1975 |
Télé Renaissance | Bernard Henri Levy[2] | Private-owned | 2008 |
Héritage TV | ? | ||
TV Salama | |||
BeTV | ? | Private | 2017 |
MASHARIKI TV |
There are also three main tele distributors :
1. TELE -10 ; 2. STARTIMES ; 3. 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.[3]
Newspapers include:
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.[4]
See also
Bibliography
- "Burundi: Directory: Broadcasting and Communications". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 158. ISBN 1857431839.
- "Burundi", Freedom of the Press, USA: Freedom House, 2016, OCLC 57509361
- "Radio silence: Burundi's media targeted in ongoing political crisis", Global Voices, 17 February 2016 – via The Guardian
References
- ^ Legum, Colin, ed. (1994). Africa Contemporary Record 1992–1994. Vol. XXIV. New York: Africana Publishing Company. p. B-287. ISBN 978-0841905627.
- ^ "RFI - Création de Télé Renaissance". 1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Burundi invests $25 mln in high-speed Internet network". Reuters.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ McCormick, Ty (15 January 2016). "The Last Newspaper in Burundi". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
External links
- "Burundi". Electronic Newspapers of Africa. Virtual Libraries: African Studies. New York, USA: Columbia University Libraries.
- Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "News (by country): Burundi". Africa South of the Sahara. USA – via Stanford University.
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