Radio Télévision Ténéré

Radio Télévision Ténéré is a privately owned Nigerien radio and television station, based in the national capital Niamey. It was the second private television station in Niger, after Télé-Star, which relayed TV5 Afrique.

History

RTT was the first private radio station in Niger, having begun its broadcasts in 1993.[1]

RTT started television broadcasting on 22 May 2000[2] in experimental form, relaying TVAfrica's French service and MCM Africa; the agreement both parties provided RTT with a daily five-hour schedule, consisting of music variety, action movies, sports and music videos.[3] The first major sporting event carried by the new station was UEFA Euro 2000 from TVAfrica.[2] Four months after launching, regular broadcasts began, then in February 2001, it started including large-scale local productions. The station employed the PAL standard for production and broadcasting.[3]

Around 2002–2003, the station started receiving assistance from Télévision Suisse Romande for training journalists and was pending technical donations from Canal+ and DW-TransTel.[3]

In May 2005, the police confiscated an RTT tape featuring footage of a protest. The apprehension took place in Zinder and was ordered by the city's governor, Abba Mallam Boukar.[4]

On 17 September 2020, RTT was one of the five stations that signed a contract with Studio Kalangou to broadcast its hour-long forums from 1 October that year.[5]

References

  1. ^ Niger - Media Landscapes
  2. ^ a b "Ténéré TV – 2TV (Niger)". Unifrance. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "LA TÉLÉVISION ET LA VIDÉO AU NIGER". UNDP-UNICEF Niger. 2003. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  4. ^ ALERTE Niger: La police confisque la cassette de reportage d'une station de télévision
  5. ^ Des programmes du Studio Kalangou bientôt sur vos écrans
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