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| Country | Burundi |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Bujumbura |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 4:3 480i pan and scan for SDTVs) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Government of Burundi |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 October 1975 (1975-10-05) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
La Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB) (Burundi National Radio and Television) is the national broadcaster of the Central African state of Burundi. Burundi National Radio and Television currently broadcasts in Kirundi, French, Swahili, and English.
History
Radio began its activity in Burundi in 1961 with Radio Burundi, when the country was still a Belgian colony. Television made its debut, however, in 1984, long after its independence. The television station broadcast using a 0.5 kW transmitter in Bujumbura on UHF channel 25. Among its founding staff was Rwandan-born Valence Rwamukwaya, who was working on Burundi's national radio since 1982.
RTNB operates two radio stations and a television channel, which offer educational and information programs, as well as TV series, talk shows, cartoons and other entertainment programs.
In June 2013, Burundi began operations for the migration of television from analogue to digital technology, which was completed by the end of 2014.
References
- L'avis du Petit Futé sur Radio-Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB), Petitfute.com
- 2005 World Radio and Television Handbook, page 638
- Utumesi, Doreen (1 March 2012). "Thirty years behind the camera". The New Times (Rwanda).
- Eva Palmans, Les médias audiovisuels au Burundi Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 3-4, www.ua.ac.be
- Radio-télévision: le Burundi veut passer au numérique d'ici le 31 décembre 2014 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, www.french.cri.cn, 1 June 2013.
See also
- BeTV (Burundi)
- Media of Burundi
- 2015 Burundian unrest
- Communications in Burundi
- List of companies of Burundi
- Economy of Burundi
External links
| Television in Burundi | |
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| Kirundi and French language | |
| English language | |
| English language | |
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