RTT was the first private radio station in Niger, having begun its broadcasts in 1993.[1]
RTT started television broadcasting on 22 May 2000[2] in experimental form, relaying TVAfrica's French service and MCM Africa; the agreement both parties provided RTT with a daily five-hour schedule, consisting of music variety, action movies, sports and music videos.[3] The first major sporting event carried by the new station was UEFA Euro 2000 from TVAfrica.[2] Four months after launching, regular broadcasts began, then in February 2001, it started including large-scale local productions. The station employed the PAL standard for production and broadcasting.[3]
Around 2002–2003, the station started receiving assistance from Télévision Suisse Romande for training journalists and was pending technical donations from Canal+ and DW-TransTel.[3]
In May 2005, the police confiscated an RTT tape featuring footage of a protest. The apprehension took place in Zinder and was ordered by the city's governor, Abba Mallam Boukar.[4]
On 17 September 2020, RTT was one of the five stations that signed a contract with Studio Kalangou to broadcast its hour-long forums from 1 October that year.[5]