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| Country | Rwanda |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Kigali |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English and Kinyarwanda |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RADIOTV10 |
| History | |
| Launched | March 1, 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://radiotv10.rw/tvpage/ |
TV10 is a Rwandan commercial television network. Owned by RADIOTV10, it is the first private television station, breaking Rwanda Television's 20-year monopoly.
The Rwandan government decided in March 2012 to open the television market to new players. The first licenses were held to telecommunications company Tele 10 and Family TV. [1]
The government inspected TV10's studios in January and was given the go ahead. On 1 March 2013, TV10 started broadcasting. [2] From the beginning, TV10 was meant to be a digital television station, ahead of the initial date of the analog switch-off, 17 June 2015. The station, owned by Tele 10, shared the Simply Rwandaful tagline used by its sister station Radio 10, the first commercial radio station in Rwanda. [3]
In its first year, TV10 appointed Joseph Oindo to host Rwanda's first live music show on television. [4]
In 2022, TV10 was tasked to produce a pop-up channel for DStv, Kwibuka 28, from 7 to 13 April, 28 years after the start of the Rwandan genocide. [5] On 5 April 2023, TV10 was finally made available on DStv. [6]