Mass media in Burundi

Mass media in Burundi mainly consists of radio, television, and printed resources, with a project underway to improve internet access to the country. Most mass media in Burundi is controlled by the government, and access to international mass media is limited.

Radio
As of 30 June 2021, Burundi registers the following radio stations (Telecommunications Authority, 2021):

Nationally owned radio stations

 * RADIO BUNTU IJWI RY’IMPFUVYI N’ABAPFAKAZI
 * RADIO » IJWI RY’ IMBABAZI
 * RADIO BENAA FM
 * RADIO CCIB FM+
 * RADIO AGAKIZA
 * RADIO COLOMBE FM
 * RADIO CULTURE
 * RADIO DESTINY FM
 * RADIO EAGLE SPORT FM
 * RADIO FREQUENCE MENYA
 * RADIO IJWI RY’ UMUKENYEZI
 * RADIO ISANGANIRO
 * RADIO IZERE FM
 * RADIO MARIA BDI
 * RADIO REMA FM
 * RADIO SCOLAIRE NDERAGAKURA FM
 * RADIO SPECIALE HUMURIZA FM
 * RADIO STAR FM

Internationally owned radio stations

 * RFI
 * RADIO HIT AFRIQUE
 * RADIO ROYAL MEDIA.

The addresses and frequency assigned to those stations are summarized in the table below (Communications Commission, 2021):

Television
Television in Burundi was introduced in 1984, with coverage having national reach in 1992. As of 2004 there was still only one television service, the government-owned Télévision Nationale du Burundi.

The television stations registered in 2021 are the following (Telecommunications Authority):


 * TELEVISION NATIONALE DU BURUNDI
 * HERITAGE TV
 * REMA TV
 * TELEVISION ARGOS
 * TELEVISION SALAMA
 * CITIZEN TV (satellite)
 * TELEVISION NUMERIQUE DENOMMEE « BEST ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION (BE TV) »
 * TELEVISION « MASHARIKI TV »
 * TELEVISION BURUNDI BWIZA

Main channels
There are also three main tele distributors:


 * TELE -10
 * STARTIMES
 * AZAM MÉDIA.

Internet
Burundi has launched a $25 million investment project in a fibre-optic cable network to widen access to broadband Internet and cut costs.

Print
Newspapers include:
 * Arc-en-Ciel
 * Burundi Chrétien
 * Burundi Tribune
 * Le Renouveau du Burundi

Iwacu, founded abroad in 1993, began publishing in Burundi as a weekly in 2008. It quickly became the most-circulated newspaper in Burundi and as of 2016 is the only privately-owned one.