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Most mass media in Burundi is controlled by the government.

Radio[]

See also: List of radio stations in Africa § Burundi

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 adresses and frequency assigned to those stations are summarized in the table below (Communications Comission,2021)

N Name Frequency Station Since Key Contact Address
1 RTNB 92.9 Mhz Bujumbura 1959 Jonas NDIKUMURIMYI rtnb@cbinf.com
2 CCIB FM+ 99.4 Mhz Bujumbura 1993 J. Jacques NTAMAGARA ntajj@yahoo.fr
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 harubonesime@yahoo.fr
6 ISANGANIRO 89.7 Mhz Bujumbura 2002 Sylvere NTAKARUTIMANA www.isanganiro.org
7 MARIA 98.4 Mhz Bujumbura 2003 Abbe Desire BIREHA desirebireha@gmail.com
Further information (in French): List of radio stations in Burundi (redirect)[fr]

Television[]

Television in Burundi was introduced in 1975, and began colour transmission in 1985. 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
RTNB Government of Burundi State-owned 1975
Télé Renaissance Bernard Henri Levy[1] Private-owned 2008
Héritage TV ?
TV Salama
? Private 2017

There are also three main tele distributors :

1. TELE -10 ; 2. STARTIMES ; 3. AZAM MÉDIA.

Internet[]

Main article: Communications in Burundi

Burundi has launched a $25 million investment project in a fibre-optic cable network to widen access to broadband Internet and cut costs.[2]

Print[]

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.[3]

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[]

  1. ^ "RFI - Création de Télé Renaissance". 1.rfi.fr. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Burundi invests $25 mln in high-speed Internet network". Reuters.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ McCormick, Ty (15 January 2016). "The Last Newspaper in Burundi". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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