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La Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB) () is the national broadcaster of the Central African country of
On a mountain landscape background, there is a Burundi flag, which is inside the text RTNB. The rest of the ident is unknown.
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Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...
. It currently broadcasts in Kirundi
Kirundi (), also known as Rundi, is a Bantu language and the national language of Burundi. It is mutually intelligible with Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda, and the two form parts of the Rwanda-Rundi dialect continuum spoken in Buru ...
, French
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, Swahili
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* Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes.
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa.
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, and English
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.
History
Burundi National Radio and Television 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. The television station broadcast using a 0.5 kW transmitter inBujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In la ...
on UHF channel 25. Among its founding staff was Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
n-born Valence Rwamukwaya, who has worked on Burundi's national radio since 1982.
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.
In June 2013, Burundi began operations for the migration of television from analogue to digital technology, which was completed by the end of 2014.
Logos and identities
On a mountain landscape background, there is a Burundi flag, which is inside the text RTNB. The rest of the ident is unknown.
This picture is sourced from Audio Visual Identity Database (AVID).
See also
*BeTV (Burundi)
Best Entertainment Television (BETV) is a local private television channel in Bujumbura, the largest city and former capital city of Burundi.
History
BETV (since 2017)
BETV is an apolitical private television channel in Burundi, launched o ...
* Media of Burundi
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 med ...
* 2015 Burundian unrest
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*Fifteen (band), a punk rock band
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* ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005
* ''15'' (Ani Lorak album), 2007
* ''15'' (Phatfish album), 2008
* ...
* Communications in Burundi
Communications in Burundi include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, the Internet, and the postal service in Burundi.
Radio and television
Radio is the main source of information for many Burundians.
*List of companies of Burundi
The Republic of Burundi is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of Southeast Africa.
During the colonial period most large companies were owned and run by Europeans, and operated under concessions from the colonial government.
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*Economy of Burundi
The economy of Burundi is $6.75 billion by gross domestic product as of 2025, being heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for 32.9% of gross domestic product as of 2008. Burundi itself is a landlocked country lacking resources, and with ...
References
External links
* Publicly funded broadcasters Television in Burundi Broadcasting companies of Burundi Radio stations established in 1961 Television channels and stations established in 1984 Radio in Burundi State media {{Africa-tv-station-stub