Mass media in Chad

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Mass media in Chad is controlled by the government.

• Radio ADMC, in Abéché, FM 95.006
• Radio Arc-en-Ciel, in N'Djamena (est. 2005), FM 87.6; Catholic
• Radio Brakoss (est. 2000), in Moïssala, FM 98.105^[1]
• Dja FM, in N'Djamena (est. 1999), FM 96.91
• Radio Duji Lokar (est. 2001)and Radio Étoile de Matin, in Moundou (est. 2000), FM 101.83; Catholic^[1]
• Radio Effata, in Laï (est. 2005), FM 98.0; Catholic
• Radio FM Liberté, in N'Djamena (est. 2000) FM 105.31^[1]
• Radio Lotiko, in Sarh (est. 2001), FM 97.65; Catholic^[1]
• Radiodiffusion nationale tchadienne – RNT, in N'Djamena (est. 1955), FM 94.051
• Radio Oxygène, in N'Djamena (est. 2017), FM 96.3
• Radio Terre Nouvelle, in Bongor (est. 2000), FM 99.44; Catholic
• La Voix du Paysan, in Doba (est. 1996), FM 96.22; Catholic^[1]
• RF 1 Afrique

Over the years in Chad more and more privately owned television stations have been created. Before 2014 the one and only television station ONRTV (Tele Tchad), now called ONAMA, was state owned. In 2014 the first privately owned station was Electron TV, company which sparked the creation of new companies.

All stations broadcast a mix of French and Arabic programs except for Al Nassour TV and Al Nassour 24 TV, which only broadcasts in Arabic. Lale TV is a station that broadcasts drama and cultural shows in French and Arabic, Elecron TV (with 3 news sessions) is focused more on young people and music, Tchad 24 is the newest station in Chad broadcasting a variety of programs including news, and, finally, the state-owned Télé Tchad broadcasts from the ONAMA news tower in N'Djamena. ONAMA owns provincial stations in many cities around Chad including Mondo, Doba, Borkou, Mongo, and many more. As television becomes more popular in the country, privately owned television stations pop up more frequently.

Government-owned

• Onama (Tele Tchad)
• Onama Provincial Stations

Privately-owned

• Electron TV
• Al Nassour TV
• Al Nassour 24 TV
• Tchad 24 TV
• Lale Tc Tchad

Viewable in Chad

• Afrique Media

• Abba Garde
• Alwihda [fr]
• Cloche, monthly
• Da'kouna, monthly
• Info-Tchad, weekly[2]
• La Marche
• Le Messager du Moyen-Chari
• Le Miroir, bi-monthly
• N’Djamena al-Djadida
• N'Djamena Bi-Hebdo [fr], bi-weekly
• N'Djamena Hebdo, est. 1989; weekly
• Notre Temps, est. 2000; weekly
• L'Observateur, est. 1997; weekly
• Le Progrès, est. 1993; daily, government-subsidized
• RAFIGUI Presse Jeunes
• Sarh Tribune
• Sud Echos, weekly
• Tchad et Culture, est. 1961; monthly
• Le Temps, est. 1995; weekly

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Reporters are often arrested for their writings. Most are usually released fairly quickly, but some have been held arbitrarily for weeks or even months, and more have been mistreated while detained. In 2019, a newspaper editor initially charged with defaming a former government minister was sentenced to three years in prison for “association for the purpose of computer crime”, a charge that was fabricated by the prosecution with the sole aim of keeping him in prison; where he has been physically attacked and is being held in appalling conditions.

Coverage of impunity or criticism of President Idriss Deby Itno and those close to him is not tolerated and can lead to expulsion (for foreign journalists), to abduction and arbitrary detention (for Chadian journalists) and to the closure of media outlets – the fate suffered by a weekly newspaper in 2018. Journalists are exposed to the threat of terrorism, as was seen in 2019 when a national TV cameraman travelling with an army convoy was killed by a mine in the road. Journalists have also been subjected to violence by the security forces while covering street protests against the government’s austerity measures. In response to calls from journalists’ associations, the Chadian media staged a “Day without Press” in February 2018, in which media outlets stopped broadcasting and publishing for an entire day to denounce the attacks on journalists and media by the political police and regular police, which enjoy complete impunity. A month later, the authorities blocked access to social media and did not restore it until July 2019, after a total of 470 days. This established Chad as one of Africa’s worst cyber-censors in recent years.

• Sotel Tchad
• TchadNet
• Bharti Airtel (Airtel Chad)
• Millicom (Tigo Chad)
• Tchad Mobile (Orascom)
• Sitcom.
• Salam Mobile
• Maroc Telecom.
• Tigo Airtel

•  This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
• Infoasaid Chad Media & Telecoms Landscape Guide - http://www.infoasaid.org/sites/infoasaid.org/files/chad_media_guide_-_final_for_publication_041012.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• www.infoasaid.org

• "Chad: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 236+. ISBN 1857431839. (Includes broadcasting)
• Toyin Falola; Daniel Jean-Jacques, eds. (2015). "Chad: Media". Africa: an Encyclopedia of Culture and Society. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-666-9.
• "Chad", Freedom of the Press, USA: Freedom House, 2015, OCLC 57509361

• Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "News (by country): Chad". Africa South of the Sahara. USA – via Stanford University. Annotated directory