Burundi National Radio and Television

Burundi National Radio and Television^[a][3][4] is the national broadcaster of Burundi.^[1] It currently operates two radio stations^[b] and one television,^[5][6][7] which broadcast news, cultural programs, public service announcements, and entertainment shows^[c] in four languages like French, English, Kirundi, and Swahili.^{[1][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Radio Burundi began broadcasting in 1960^[16] with the launch of Radio Burundi when the country was still a Belgian colony.^[2][17] In 1975, it was launched as Burundi National Radio and Television, long after Burundi's independence. 9 years later, in 1984, television in Burundi was introduced.^{[2][18][17][19][10]}

In June 2013, Burundi National Radio and Television announced a migration from analog to digital television,^[2][20][21] which is completed by the end of 2014.^[2]A few months later, in May 2015, RTNB failed to complete the migration, and most private-owned radio stations were shut down, following the coup attempt.^[9]

Years later, RTNB announced that its old website^[d] no longer active.^[22] RTNB has had a new general director since the start of August 2016.^[23] On 23 April 2017, RTNB lost its employee in traffic accident.^[24] In 2017, RTNB finally completed a migration, but by mid 2023, it was still not operational. As of 2024, RTNB broadcasts two television programmes like Ninde and Burundi Bwacu.

There are two known idents of the station: The first, used from 2008 to 2017,^[e] contains a mountain landscape background with a Burundian waving flag displayed the Yandex-font like glassy text RTNB at the center of the screen.^[25] The second, introduced after 2017, includes the day's broadcast programs.^[26]

• BeTV (Burundi)