Radio Television of Djibouti
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Country | Djibouti |
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Headquarters | Djibouti City, Djibouti |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Somali, Afar, Arabic, French |
Ownership | |
Owner | Government of Djibouti |
Links | |
Website | www |
Radio Television of Djibouti (RTD) (Arabic: إذاعة وتلفزيون جيبوتي, French: Radiodiffusion Télévision de Djibouti) is the national broadcaster of Djibouti.
Overview
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The channel began broadcasting in the 1940s, during the colonial period in French Somaliland.[1] In 1967, the Office of French Radio and Television (ORTF) installed a regional station overseas in Djibouti City. The city is today a center for broadcast media and hosts a number of radio and television stations.
Radio Television of Djibouti is a general news and entertainment channel. It broadcasts in four languages: Somali, Afar, Arabic and French.
The broadcasting schedule is composed of news, cultural programs, series, entertainment and variety. Through Badr-4 satellite, the station's transmission can be received in North Africa, Europe, the Near and Middle East. Some of its programs are also streamed on the internet.
Notes
- ^ Dubnov (2003:10)
References
- Dubnov, Helena (2003). A Grammatical Sketch of Somali. Koln: Rudiger Koppe Verlag.
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