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| Type | Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National |
| Owner | Government ofGambia |
Official website | http://www.grts.gm |
TheGambia Radio & Television Service is the national broadcaster of the West African state ofthe Gambia. Gambia Radio & Television Service currently broadcasts inEnglish and native local languages.
The history of GRTS stems from themerger of the older and more establishedRadio Gambia and the rather recent Television Channel.
Radio Gambia was the first mediabroadcaster in the Gambia, opened in 1962.[1] Its historical base isBakau (a town in the Gambia).
In December 1995, GRTS was commissioned by the Gambian government which began test transmissions under theGambia Telecommunications Company (Gamtel), using a 5KW transmitter in Abuko. Then, it adopted its own television channel. The Station operates as apublic service station based on the tradition of Radio Gambia. Up until broadcasts started, viewers relied on Senegalese television, where 75% of its programming was in English, yet few people understood the language and the news attracted the viewers more. Thanks to a joint URTNA-CFI collaboration, the station carriedUEFA Euro 1996 and the1996 Summer Olympic Games, followed by the installation of two transmitters in August 1996 (5KW and 2KW) enabling the television signals to be received nationwide.[2] The Station's programmes are mostly news, public service announcements, education, entertainment and religious related (Islam andChristianity only, mostly Islam and nothing onTraditional African religion).[3]
In 2010, the station was awarded theNational Order of the Republic of the Gambia with the rank of commander.[4]
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