The Télé Sahel is the national broadcaster of the West African state of Niger

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...

. Owned and operated by the government Office of Radio and Television of Niger

Office of Radio and Television of Niger

The Office of Radio and Television of Niger , or ORTN, is the state broadcaster of the West African nation of Niger. ORTN operates the Télé Sahel terrestrial television station , Radio Voix du Sahel radio network, and the TAL TV satellite station...

, which also operates 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....

 and the TAL TV satellite station, Télé Sahel provides news and other programs in French and several local languages. Its stations transmit to all urban centers. Founded in 1964, its current Director General is Moussa Saley.

The state ORTN network depends financially on the government, partly through an addition to electricity bills and partly through direct subsidy. The High Council for Communication

High Council for Communication (Niger)

The High Council for Communication of the West African state of Niger is a government body which regulates press and media.-1960-1993:...

also maintains a fund which supports private broadcasters, although its payments are criticised as political and irregular.