Radio Télévision Ivoirienne
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| Type | Broadcast radio and television |
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| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| Availability | National International |
| Owner | Government of Côte d'Ivoire |
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Key people
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Director General: Pierre Brou Amessan. |
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Launch date
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Radio: 1961 Television: 1966 |
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Former names
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Radio: Radio Côte d'Ivoire 1961 - 1991 |
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Official website
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www.rti.ci |
Radiodiffusion-Télévision ivoirienne (RTI) is the publicly owned radio and television authority of Côte d'Ivoire. It is financed through a combination of television and radio licences, advertisements, and taxes.
RTI currently operates two radio networks, in addition to four national television networks
The RTI group has developed partnerships with a number of foreign broadcasters and corporations. RTI has a program sharing agreement with the Benin national broadcaster LC2 and the domestic broadcast network KBS.
Thomson France has been contracted to refurbish the broadcasting infrastructure of RFI television and radio.
RFI has begun a push for total radio and television coverage of the nation prior to the 2008 general elections, and has a 9 billion (us) CFA Franc program to rebuild broadcast facilities. The 13 existing will be refurbished and 14 additional modern broadcast points will be constructed. This program includes the building of a number of new technical buildings and business offices throughout the country.
The end of the Ivorian Civil War of 2002-2007 left both the infrastructure and reputation of the RTI media in the former rebel held areas of the country damaged. Much of the population in the northern rebel regions see the RTI news programs as culpable in the propaganda push of the national government. RTI has set out plans to re-extend broadcast facilities and programming to these former rebel regions.
Fréquence 2 and La Première are planned to both be broadcast internationally, with the later now available by satellite, shortwave and cable in France.
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