Television in Mauritania
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Television in Mauritania was introduced in 1980 with experimental broadcasts, with regular broadcasts starting in 1982.[1]
Télédiffusion de Mauritanie offers private and public channels through satellite television in the Arabsat satellites Badr-4 and Arabsat-5C.[2] There is also easy access to pan-Arab and European satellite television.[3]
History
Television in Mauritania started as a project in 1980, with regular broadcasts starting with the Office of Radio and Television of Mauritania (ORTM) in 1982, broadcasting news bulletins and other programming.[1] On 10 July 1984, television in Mauritania as a whole began to appear as autonomous due to Iraqi aid, as it began broadcasting from its own studios, independent from its radio counterpart. In the same year (1984), the channel switched to color broadcasting. [1][4]
Mass media in Mauritania was a state monopoly until a law liberalising the audiovisual space in the country passed in the National Assembly on 2 July 2010, with the first private media being authorised by the High Authority for Press and Audiovisual (HAPA) on 23 August 2011.[5]
Main channels
This is a list of TV channels based in Mauritania.[2]
| Channel | Category | Owned by | Launched | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mouritaniya | Generalistic | Television of Mauritania | 10 July 1984 | Yes |
| El Mouritaniya 2 | Generalistic | Television of Mauritania | 13 October 2007 | No |
| El Mahadra | Religious programming | Radio Mauritania | 2 March 2014[6] | Yes |
| Arriadia | Sports programming | Television of Mauritania | 28 November 2017 | No |
| Athagavia | Cultural programming | Television of Mauritania | 1 December 2017 | No |
| Al Barlemania | Parliament | Television of Mauritania/National Assembly | 1 May 2019[7] | No |
| El Mourabitoun | Generalistic | El Mourabitoun | 24 August 2011[5] | No |
| Sahel TV | Generalistic | Sahel TV | 24 August 2011[5] | Yes |
| Chinguit TV | Generalistic | Chinguit TV | 24 August 2011[5] | No |
| El Wataniya | Generalistic | El Wataniya TV | 24 August 2011[5] | No |
| DAVA TV | Generalistic | DAVA TV | 1 January 2021[7] | No |
| El Medina TV | Generalistic | El Medina TV | 3 December 2021[7] | Yes |
| El Oussra TV | Family programming | Minister of Social Action, Children and Families | 9 March 2023[7] | Yes |
| Ghimem TV | Generalistic | Independent Channel of Mauritania | 12 May 2024[7] | Yes |
| Sahara 24 | News programming | SaharaMedias | 10 June 2024[7] | Yes |