Portal:Senegal/Selected article/19
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National; international |
| Founded | 1950 (radio), 1965 (television) |
| Motto | "Une fenêtre dans le monde" ("A window in the world") |
Official website | http://www.rts.sn |
Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS) is the Senegalese public broadcasting company.
The French military opened the first radio broadcasting station in Dakar in 1932. It began broadcasting civilian programming in 1939. The origins of RTS are in Radio-Dakar, created in 1950, that broadcast eight hours per day. In 1951 two channels appear: Dakar Inter and Dakar Afrique, broadcast to listeners across western Africa.