Editing Telecommunications in Senegal (section)

==Radio and television==
{{See also |Television in Senegal}}

* [[Radio broadcasting|Radio stations]]: 
** Approximately 80 community, public, and private commercial radio stations (2012);<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Senegal-2012/>
** 8 AM, 20 FM, and one shortwave stations (2001).
* [[Receiver (radio)|Radios]]: 1.2 million (1997).{{update after|2014|2|3}}
* [[Television broadcasting|Television stations]]: 
** State-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates five main stations at Dakar, Thies, Tambacouda, Ziguinchor, and Louga; there are also numerous relay stations.<ref name="WRTH 2010">{{cite book|title=World Radio and Television Handbook 2010|date=2010|publisher=WRTH Publications, Ltd|location=Oxford, UK}}</ref>
** One (1997).
* [[Television set]]s: 361,000 (1997).{{update after|2014|2|3}}

Radio is the most important medium of mass information and source of news due to the high illiteracy rate.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Senegal-2012/> The [[BBC World Service]] (105.6&nbsp;MHz) and [[Radio France Internationale]] are available on FM in [[Dakar]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14093758 "Senegal profile"], BBC News, 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2014.</ref>

[[Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise]] (RTS) and [[2sTV]] are the two main TV channels.{{citation needed |date=February 2014}}

The government maintains control of locally televised information and opinion through RTS. By law, the government holds a majority interest in RTS, and the president directly or indirectly controls selection of all members of the 12-person RTS executive staff. However, in addition to RTS, five privately owned television channels are operating.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Senegal-2012/>

Selective government media assistance appears to favor those government and independent outlets more friendly to the administration. The government frequently uses subsidies, and in a few cases threats and intimidation, to pressure the media not to publicize certain issues. The law criminalizes [[libel]], and libel laws are used to block or punish critical reporting and commentary. Occasional incidents of [[self-censorship]] by journalists occurred, particularly in government-controlled media.<ref name=USDOS-CRHRP-Senegal-2012/>

Senegal is a popular destination for [[amateur radio]] operators from Western and European points of origin who participate in "[[DXpedition]]s". A DXpedition is essentially a holiday planned for the purpose of making contacts with other amateur radio enthusiasts around the world. These short duration trips also help to promote interest in radio sports among the local residents who might otherwise not have the opportunity to experience radio communications for recreational and experimental purposes. More information may be obtained through the [[American Radio Relay League]] at [http://www.arrl.org www.arrl.org] (K4YZ).