Mass media in Chad

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Mass media in Chad consists of privately owned newspapers, radio, TV stations, and online media outlets heavily regulated and controlled by the Government of Chad. Chad also has a public broadcaster controlled by the government. Although the law in Chad ensures freedom of the press, Reporters Without Borders says that in practice, the relationship between government and independent press outlets is strained. [1]

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Radio

Radio is the most common non-internet medium for mass communication in Chad. International broadcasters such as the BBC World Service [2] , Voice of America [3] , Radio France Internationale [4] , and Sahel Alliance/Radio Ndarason International [5] have radio stations in the county. Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne [6] is the public broadcaster for Chad. It is the only radio network with nationwide reach.

List of radio stations

Television

Over the years in Chad more and more privately owned television stations have been created. Before 2014 the one and only television station ONRTV (Tele Tchad), now called ONAMA, was state owned. In 2014 the first privately owned station was Electron TV, company which sparked the creation of new companies.

All stations broadcast a mix of French and Arabic programs except for Al Nassour TV and Al Nassour 24 TV, which only broadcasts in Arabic. Lale TV is a station that broadcasts drama and cultural shows in French and Arabic, Elecron TV (with 3 news sessions) is focused more on young people and music, Tchad 24 is the newest station in Chad broadcasting a variety of programs including news, and, finally, the state-owned Télé Tchad broadcasts from the ONAMA news tower in N'Djamena. ONAMA owns provincial stations in many cities around Chad including Mondo, Doba, Borkou, Mongo, and many more. As television becomes more popular in the country, privately owned television stations pop up more frequently.

List of television stations

Government-owned

Privately-owned

Viewable in Chad

List of newspapers

List of telecommunication companies

References

  1. "Chad | RSF". rsf.org. 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  2. "Chad - Africa | Schedules | BBC World Service". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  3. "VOA Broadcasting in Hausa to Africa". Voice of America. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  4. "Friendly Captcha". i.fmlist.org. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  5. Alliance_Sahel (2022-02-09). "Radio Ndarason helps touch hearts and minds in the Lake Chad region". Alliance Sahel. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  6. Collelo, Thomas; Nelson, Herald (1990). Chad : a country study (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. p. 158.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Europa 2004.

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