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Broadcast media Cameroon, in 31 editions.
The entry for Cameroon published Broadcast media in 31 editions of 36, from 1995 to 2025. The text changed in 14 editions. Each is shown as published. Broadcast media in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 14
- the first edition with it
- 1995
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Radio” (1995), “Television” (1995), “Radio broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015), “Television broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015) and “Broadcast media” (2010 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Radio”
- broadcast stations:
- AM 11, FM 11, shortwave 0
- radios:
- NA
Published as “Television”
- broadcast stations:
- 1
- televisions:
- NA
broadcast stations: AM 11, FM 11, shortwave 0
radios: NA
broadcast stations: 1
televisions: NA
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 11, FM 11, shortwave 0
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (1995)
broadcast stations: AM 11, FM 11, shortwave 0radios: NA 1
broadcast stations:
televisions: NA
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 11, FM 11, shortwave 0
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (1997)
AM 11, FM 11, shortwave 0
1 (1995) (1997)
The same text in 3 editions, 1999 to 2001.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 11, FM 8, shortwave 3 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (1998)
AM 11, FM 11, 8, shortwave 0 3 (1998)
1 (1997) (1998)
The same text in 5 editions, 2002 to 2006.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2002)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (2002)
AM 11, 2, FM 8, 9, shortwave 3 (1998) (2002)
1 (1998) (2002)
The same text in 3 editions, 2007 to 2009.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (2001)
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2002) (2001)
1 (2002) (2001)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a television and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately-owned unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time;
- foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a television and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately-owned unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately-owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time;
- foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a television TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately-owned privately-owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time;
- foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately-owned, privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
Published as “Broadcast media”
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time;
- foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (2001)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
1 (2001)
The same text in 3 editions, 2016 to 2018.
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time;
- foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007)
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
1 (2001)
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time;
- foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2019)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2007) (2019)
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operate but are subject to closure at any time;
- foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2019)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating operate but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2019)
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operate under “administrative tolerance,” meaning the stations could be subject to closure at any time (2019)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operate but are under “administrative tolerance,” meaning the stations could be subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station time (2019)
- government maintains tight control over broadcast media;
- state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), with both TV and radio broadcasts, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until 2007, when the government issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster;
- about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operate under “administrative tolerance,” meaning the stations could be subject to closure at any time (2023)
government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on with both a TV and radio network, broadcasts, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operate under “administrative tolerance,” meaning the stations could be subject to closure at any time (2019) (2023)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Cameroon: Broadcast media.” The World Factbook, 1995–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/cameroon/broadcast-media.