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| Company type | Public service broadcasting andinternet service provider |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1 July 1986; 39 years ago (1986-07-01) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | International (primarilyAlgeria) |
| Products | |
| Services | |
| Owner | Government of Algeria |
| Website | www |
Algerian Broadcasting Company (Arabic:البث الإذاعي والتلفزي الجزائري;French:Télédiffusion d'Algérie) is an undertaking for the broadcasting of radio and television services in Algeria. TDA is a so-called public industrial and commercial company (EPIC), which means that it is an independentlegal entity that manages a public service. TDA also offers internet, technical and satellite services. Algeria's Ministry of Communications is the supervisory authority for the TDA.
The origin of the company can be found in the 1950s, when the French authorities decided to install VHF transmitters in different cities (Tamentfoust,Oran, Constantine) for the first television broadcasts in Algeria. With the independence of the country, all these facilities became part of Radiodiffusion télévision algérienne (RTA) (English: Algerian Radio and Television Broadcasting), an organization that inherited all the facilities and technical equipment that French broadcasting had in Algiers.
On 1 July 1986, an executive decree separates the activities managed by the RTA into four autonomous bodies: a national broadcasting transmission company (TDA), anational sound broadcasting company (ENRS), a national audiovisual production company (ENPA) and anational broadcasting television company (ENTV).[1]
The broadcasting company has around 1,860 employees and is headquartered inBouzaréah, outside the capitalAlgiers. In addition, there are six regional offices inBordj El Bahri,Constantine,Sidi Bel Abbès,Ouargla,Béchar andTamanrasset. Previously, the technical operation was subordinate to Algeria's radio and television company ENTD, but was spun off as a separate company in 1991.[2]
TDA is an active member of several international organizations, including theInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU), theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU),[3] theArab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU),[4] theAfrican Union of Broadcasting (UAR)[5] and the Islamic Radio and Television Union (IRTU).
