Office of Radio and Television of Niger
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The Office of Radio and Television of Niger (fr: Office de radiodiffusion et Télévision du Niger), or ORTN, is the state broadcaster of the West African nation of Niger
. ORTN operates the Télé Sahel
terrestrial television station (1964), Radio Voix du Sahel
radio network(1960), and the TAL TV satellite station(2004). ORTN is overseen and funded by the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Communication.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
. ORTN operates the Télé Sahel
Télé Sahel
The Télé Sahel is the national broadcaster of the West African state of Niger. Owned and operated by the government Office of Radio and Television of Niger, which also operates Radio Voix du Sahel and the TAL TV satellite station, Télé Sahel provides news and other programs in French and several...
terrestrial television station (1964), Radio Voix du Sahel
Voix du Sahel
La Voix du Sahel is the national radio station of Niger, owned by the Nigerien government, operating on 91.3MHZ.Based in Niamey, the radio station was established in 1958 as Radio Niger but gained its current name in 1974....
radio network(1960), and the TAL TV satellite station(2004). ORTN is overseen and funded by the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Communication.