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==Radio and television== {{See also |Television in Burundi}} Radio is the main source of information for many Burundians.<ref name=BBCNewProfile-Burundi-2013>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13085066 "Burundi profile: Media"], ''BBC News'', 5 June 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.</ref> * [[Radio broadcasting|Radio stations]]: ** [[Burundi National Radio and Television|La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi]] (RTNB), the state-controlled broadcaster operates the only national radio network, broadcasting in [[Kirundi]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]], [[French language|French]], and [[English language|English]];<ref name=BBCNewProfile-Burundi-2013/> roughly 10 privately owned radio stations are operating; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in the largest city, [[Bujumbura]] (2007).<ref name="cia14">[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/burundi/ "Communications: Burundi"], ''World Factbook'', U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 7 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.</ref> ** No AM radio stations, four FM stations, and one shortwave station (2001).<ref name="cia14" /> ** Two AM stations, two FM stations, and no shortwave stations (1998).<ref name="cia14" /> * [[Receiver (radio)|Radios]]: 440,000 radios in use (1997).<ref name="cia14" />{{update after|2014|1|25}} * [[Television broadcasting|Television stations]]:<ref name=BBCNewProfile-Burundi-2013/> ** [[Burundi National Radio and Television|La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi]] (RTNB), the state-controlled national network, broadcasting in [[Kirundi]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]], [[French language|French]], and [[English language|English]] (2013); and ** Tele Renaissance, a private station launched in 2008 (2013). ** [[BeTV (Burundi)|BeTV]], a private television channel launched in 2017. * [[Television set]]s: 25,000 sets in use (1997).<ref name="cia14" />{{update after|2014|1|25}} The [[BBC World Service]] broadcasts on 90.2 FM in the largest city and former capital, [[Bujumbura]], and on 105.6 in [[Mugongo-Manga|Mount Manga]]; [[Radio France Internationale]] and the [[Voice of America]] are also available in the capital.<ref name=BBCNewProfile-Burundi-2013/>
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