Radio Télévision de Djibouti
Djibouti's state broadcaster, operating the country's only domestic television channel and national radio services in French, Somali, Afar and Arabic. Run by the government, RTD dominates broadcast news within Djibouti; its website carries national news bulletins, official announcements and coverage of presidential and regional affairs for audiences at home and in the diaspora.
Radio Télévision de Djibouti at a glance
- Country
- Djibouti
- Region
- East Africa · Africa
- Kind of outlet
- Public broadcaster
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- rtd.dj ↗
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How Crosswire groups Radio Télévision de Djibouti
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Where Radio Télévision de Djibouti sits in Djibouti's press
Radio Télévision de Djibouti is one of 3 outlets tracked in Djibouti and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Djibouti ranks 37th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.
Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 9 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Radio Télévision de Djibouti outside Djibouti, starting with East Africa, are Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (Rwanda), Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (Seychelles), RTC (Cape Verde) and Radio Okapi (DR Congo). Opening one of them beside Radio Télévision de Djibouti is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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