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Burundi National Radio and Television

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Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi
CountryBurundi
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersBujumbura
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 4:3 480i pan and scan for SDTVs)
Ownership
OwnerGovernment of Burundi
History
Launched5 October 1975 (1975-10-05)
Links
Websitewww.rtnb.bi/fr

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

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RTNB's headquarters in Bujumbura.

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.[1]

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.[2]

In June 2013, Burundi began operations for the migration of television from analogue to digital technology, which was completed by the end of 2014.[3]

References

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  1. ^ L'avis du Petit Futé sur Radio-Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB), Petitfute.com
  2. ^ Eva Palmans, Les médias audiovisuels au Burundi Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 3-4, www.ua.ac.be
  3. ^ 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

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