Télé Congo Explained

Télé Congo
Country:Congo
Area:Sub-Saharan Africa
Headquarters:Brazzaville
Languages:French, Kituba, Lingala
Owner:Government of the Republic of Congo
Parent:Radiodiffusion Télévision Congolaise
Key People:André Ondélé
(director general)
Founded:28 November 1962
Launch Date:August 1963
Availability Note:
Terr Serv 1:VHF SECAM
Terr Chan 1:channel 1
Online Serv 1:Bbox
Online Chan 1:channel 556
Online Serv 2:Alice ADSL
Online Serv 3:Freebox TV
Online Chan 3:channel 458
Online Serv 4:Orange TV
Online Chan 4:channel 537
Online Serv 5:FR Neufbox TV
Online Chan 5:channel 566
Terr Serv 3:NSS 7
Terr Chan 4:channel 330

Télé Congo, derived from Télévision Congolaise, is the national television of the Republic of Congo. Founded on 28 November 1962 and started broadcasting operations in August 1963.[1] It is the oldest television network in sub-Saharan Africa.[2] [3] [4] [5] As late as the 1970s, it operated on one transmitter in Brazzaville.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Television Factbook . 1969 . 5 April 2024 . 934-b.
  2. Web site: Télé Congo - les chaînes - Programmes TV - le Bouquet Africain . 2020-12-06 . 2009-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091225145953/http://www.lebouquetafricain.com/tele-congo.php . dead .
  3. Web site: Journal de 20h de la Télévision Nationale . 2020-12-06 . 2015-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151229231650/http://www.congo-site.com/pages/Journal-de-20h-de-la-Television-Nationale_ap1448142.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Congo Mail et Média . 2020-12-06 . 2015-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910203309/http://www.congomail-media.com/ . dead .
  5. News: Republic of Congo Profile: Media . 24 July 2017 . . 12 July 2011 .
  6. Web site: World Communications . 1975 . . 19 April 2024 . 51 .