Burundi National Radio and Television

Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi
Logo
RTNB headquarters in Bujumbura.
Country Burundi
Broadcast areaNational
Headquarters Bujumbura, Burundi
Programming
Language(s)English, French, Kiswahili also known as Swahili, and Kirundi
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 4:3 480i pan and scan for SDTVs)
Ownership
OwnerGovernment of Burundi
Sister channelsChaine 1
Chaine 2
History
Launched5 October 1975 (1975-10-05)
Links
Websitewww.rtnb.bi

Burundi National Radio and Television, also known as the National Radio and Television of Burundi or Radio Television National of Burundi (French: La Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB)), is the national broadcaster of Burundi. It currently broadcasts in Kirundi, French, Swahili (also known as Kiswahili), and English.

History and idents

History

Burundi National Radio and Television began broadcasting in 1960 with the launch of Radio Burundi when the country was still a Belgian colony. However, television programme broadcasting only began in 1984, long after Burundi gained independence.[1] The television station uses a 0.5kW transmitter in Bujumbura on UHF channel 25.[2] Among its founding staff was Rwandan-born Valence Rwamukwaya, who worked for Burundi's national radio for two years, beginning in 1982.[3]

RTNB operates two radio stations and one television channel, which broadcast a variety of content including news, public service announcements, cultural programmes, and entertainment shows.[4]

In June 2013, Burundi began transitioning from analogue to digital television, a process that was completed by the end of 2014.[5]

Idents

There are two known idents of the station: The first, used from 2008 to 2017, contains a mountain landscape background with the Burundi flag displayed inside the text RTNB at the centre of the screen.[6] The second, introduced after 2017, includes the day's broadcast programme. An example of a typical broadcast schedule would list Amakuru, Journal, News, next programme, advertisement, Special Documentaire and idents.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Radio - RADIO-TÉLÉVISION NATIONALE DU BURUNDI (RTNB) - Bujumbura". www.petitfute.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  2. ^ 2014 WCSFP (2019-07-21). World Radio TV Handbook 2005. pp. 637–638.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Utumesi, Doreen (1 March 2012). "Thirty years behind the camera". The New Times (Rwanda).
  4. ^ Eva Palmans, Les médias audiovisuels au Burundi Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 3-4, www.ua.ac.be
  5. ^ "Radio-télévision: le Burundi veut passer au numérique d'ici le 31 décembre 2014 - china radio international". french.cri.cn. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  6. ^ "File:RTNB (2000's).jpg". Audiovisual Identity Database. 2025-03-18. Archived from the original on 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  7. ^ CHENK CONSULTING (2017-07-13). rtnb broadcast. Retrieved 2025-07-18 – via YouTube.
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