Mass media in Burundi mainly consists of radio, television, and printed resources, with a project underway to improve internet access to the country. Most mass media in Burundi is controlled by the government, and access to international mass media is limited.

Radio As of 30 June 2021, Burundi registers the following radio stations (Telecommunications Authority, 2021):

Nationally owned radio stations

RADIO BUNTU IJWI RY’IMPFUVYI N’ABAPFAKAZI RADIO » IJWI RY’ IMBABAZI RADIO BENAA FM RADIO CCIB FM+ RADIO AGAKIZA RADIO COLOMBE FM RADIO CULTURE RADIO DESTINY FM RADIO EAGLE SPORT FM RADIO FREQUENCE MENYA RADIO IJWI RY’ UMUKENYEZI RADIO ISANGANIRO RADIO IZERE FM RADIO MARIA BDI RADIO REMA FM RADIO SCOLAIRE NDERAGAKURA FM RADIO SPECIALE HUMURIZA FM RADIO STAR FM

Internationally owned radio stations

RFI RADIO HIT AFRIQUE RADIO ROYAL MEDIA.

The addresses and frequency assigned to those stations are summarized in the table below (Communications Commission, 2021): +N Name FrequencyStation SinceKey Contact Address 1RTNB92.9 MHzBujumbura1959Jonas Ndikumurimyi2CCIB FM+99.4 MHzBujumbura1993J. Jacques Ntamagara3CULTURE88.2 MHzBujumbura1999Salomee Ndayishimiyewww.radioculture.org4NDERAGAKURA87.9 MHzBujumbura2000Stany Nahayowww.radionderagakura.org5IVYIZIGIRO90.9 MHzBujumbura2000Onesime Habarugira6ISANGANIRO89.7 MHzBujumbura2002Sylvere Ntakarutimanawww.isanganiro.org7MARIA98.4 MHzBujumbura2003Abbe Desire Bireha

Television Television in Burundi was introduced in 1984, with coverage having national reach in 1992. As of 2004, there was still only one television service, the government-owned Télévision Nationale du Burundi.

The television stations registered in 2021 are the following (Telecommunications Authority):

TELEVISION NATIONALE DU BURUNDI HERITAGE TV REMA TV TELEVISION ARGOS TELEVISION SALAMA CITIZEN TV (satellite) TELEVISION NUMERIQUE DENOMMEE « BEST ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION (BE TV) » TELEVISION « MASHARIKI TV » TELEVISION BURUNDI BWIZA

Main channels Name Owner Type Launched RTNB Government of Burundi State-owned 1975 Télé Renaissance Bernard Henri Levy Private-owned 2008 Héritage TV ? TV Salama BeTV ? Private 2017 MASHARIKI TV There are also three main tele distributors:

TELE -10 STARTIMES AZAM MÉDIA.

Tele 10 started operations in 1997. By the mid-2000s it offered a limited package of French channels (Canal+ Horizons, TF6, LCI, TV5, France 2, etc.) as well as English-language channels from the DStv service.

Best Entertainment Television (BETV, BE TV or BeTV) is a local private television that was launched on 25 October 2017 in Bujumbura, Burundi.

BETV Burundi currently broadcasts several programmes like Amakuru, Journal, and Believe SHOW.

Internet

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

News Website In Kurindi; https://ubwengebwikirundi.freeforums.net/board/3/ubwengebwikirundi

Print Newspapers include: Arc-en-Ciel Burundi Chrétien Burundi Tribune Le Renouveau du Burundi

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.

See also Burundian literature arte Internet censorship and surveillance in Burundi BeTV (Burundi)

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