RASD TV is the Sahrawi

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and

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public-service television broadcaster. Its offices are located in the

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Tindouf Province Tindouf, also written Tinduf (), is the westernmost province of Algeria, having a population of 58,193 as of the 2008 census (not including the Sahrawi refugees at the Sahrawi refugee camps). Its population in reality could be as high as 160,00 ...

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History

The channel was established in February 2004, but due to the harsh conditions in the refugee camps, it did not start its regular broadcasting until May 20, 2009. The channel had previously made broadcasting test broadcasts since 2008, through

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satellite.

Programming

RASD TV broadcast daily for four hours by terrestrial signal (for the

Western Sahara Western Sahara is a territorial dispute, disputed territory in Maghreb, North-western Africa. It has a surface area of . Approximately 30% of the territory () is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); the remaining 70% is ...

territory and the refugee camps) and two hours by satellite (for the rest of Africa, Europe and part of the Middle East), with its content, composed of newscasts, interviews, historical documentaries and cultural programs, mostly in Hassaniya and

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, but also some in

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* Arabic-language television stations Television stations in Algeria Television channels and stations established in 2004 Mass media in Western Sahara {{Africa-tv-station-stub

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