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Broadcast media Mauritania, in 31 editions.
The entry for Mauritania published Broadcast media in 31 editions of 36, from 1995 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Broadcast media in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- 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 2, FM 0, shortwave 0
- radios:
- NA
Published as “Television”
- broadcast stations:
- 1
- televisions:
- NA
broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios: NA
broadcast stations: 1
televisions: NA
The same text in 3 editions, 1996 to 1998.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (1987 est.)
broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0radios: NA 1
broadcast stations:
televisions: NA
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998 est.)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (1997)
AM 2, 1, FM 0, 2, shortwave 01 (1987 (1998 est.)
1 (1997)
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (1997)
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998 est.) (1998)
1 (1997)
The same text in 8 editions, 2002 to 2009.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (2002)
AM 1, FM 2, 14, shortwave 1 (1998) (2001)
1 (1997) (2002)
The same text in 4 editions, 2010 to 2013.
- broadcast media state-owned;
- 1 state-run TV and 1 state-run radio network;
- Television de Mauritanie, the state-run TV station, has an additional 6 regional TV stations that provide local programming (2008)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
broadcast media state-owned; 1 state-run TV and 1 state-run radio network; Television de Mauritanie, the state-run TV station, has an additional 6 regional TV stations that provide local programming (2008)
- one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie);
- Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming;
- Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station;
- five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania;
- six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band;
- with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
Rewritten: too little of the 2013 text remains to mark the changes.
one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station; five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania; six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band; with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
Published as “Broadcast media”
- one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie);
- Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming;
- Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station;
- five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania;
- six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band;
- with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
1 (2002)
one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station; five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania; six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band; with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
1 (2002)
- one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie);
- Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming;
- Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station;
- five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania;
- six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band;
- with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station; five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania; six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band; with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
1 (2002)
- 1 state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie);
- Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming;
- Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station;
- five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania;
- six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band;
- with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
one 1 state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; Radio de Mauritanie runs 12 regional stations, as well as a radio station for youth and the Holy Quran station; five private TV channels and five private radio stations also broadcast from Mauritania; six private international radio stations broadcast in Mauritania on the FM band; with satellite connections, Mauritanians also have access to hundreds of foreign TV channels (2013)
- 10 TV stations: 5 government-owned and 5 private;
- in October 2017, the government suspended all private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees;
- as of April 2018, only one private TV station was broadcasting, Al Mourabitoune, the official TV of the Mauritanian Islamist party, Tewassoul;
- the other stations are negotiating payment options with the government and hope to be back on the air soon;
- 18 radio broadcasters: 15 government-owned, 3 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni) private;
- all 3 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott;
- of the 15 government stations, 3 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott;
- Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in the regions (2018)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
10 TV stations: 5 government-owned and 5 private; in October 2017, the government suspended all private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees; as of April 2018, only one private TV station was broadcasting, Al Mourabitoune, the official TV of the Mauritanian Islamist party, Tewassoul; the other stations are negotiating payment options with the government and hope to be back on the air soon; 18 radio broadcasters: 15 government-owned, 3 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni) private; all 3 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott; of the 15 government stations, 3 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott; Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in the regions (2018)
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- 10 TV stations: 5 government-owned and 5 private;
- in October 2017, the government suspended all private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees;
- as of April 2018, only one private TV station was broadcasting, Al Mourabitoune, the official TV of the Mauritanian Islamist party, Tewassoul;
- the other stations are negotiating payment options with the government and hope to be back on the air soon;
- 18 radio broadcasters: 15 government-owned, 3 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni) private;
- all 3 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott;
- of the 15 government stations, 3 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott;
- Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in the regions (2019)
10 TV stations: 5 government-owned and 5 private; in October 2017, the government suspended all private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees; as of April 2018, only one private TV station was broadcasting, Al Mourabitoune, the official TV of the Mauritanian Islamist party, Tewassoul; the other stations are negotiating payment options with the government and hope to be back on the air soon; 18 radio broadcasters: 15 government-owned, 3 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni) private; all 3 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott; of the 15 government stations, 3 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott; Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in the regions (2018) (2019)
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
12 TV stations: 6 government-owned and 6 private (the 6th was started in early 2022, owed by the President of Mauritanian Businessmen); in October 2017, the government suspended most private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees, but they later negotiated payment options with the government and are back since 2019. There are 19 radio broadcasters: 15 government-owned, 4 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni and Mauritanid) private; all 4 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott; of the 15 government stations, 4 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran and Mauritanid) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott; Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in all the regions. (2022)
10 12 TV stations: 5 6 government-owned and 5 private; 6 private (the 6th was started in early 2022, owed by the President of Mauritanian Businessmen); in October 2017, the government suspended all most private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees; as of April 2018, only one private TV station was broadcasting, Al Mourabitoune, the official TV of the Mauritanian Islamist party, Tewassoul; the other stations are negotiating fees, but they later negotiated payment options with the government and hope to be are back on the air soon; 18 since 2019. There are 19 radio broadcasters: 15 government-owned, 3 4 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni) Kobeni and Mauritanid) private; all 3 4 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott; of the 15 government stations, 3 4 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran) Koran and Mauritanid) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott; Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in all the regions (2019) regions. (2022)
- 12 TV stations, 6 state-owned and 6 private;
- 19 radio broadcasters, including 15 state-owned and 4 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni and Mauritanid) private;
- of the 15 government stations, 4 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran and Mauritanid) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott (2022)
12 TV stations: stations, 6 government-owned state-owned and 6 private (the 6th was started in early 2022, owed by the President of Mauritanian Businessmen); in October 2017, the government suspended most private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees, but they later negotiated payment options with the government and are back since 2019. There are private; 19 radio broadcasters: broadcasters, including 15 government-owned, state-owned and 4 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni and Mauritanid) private; all 4 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott; of the 15 government stations, 4 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran and Mauritanid) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott; Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in all the regions. Nouakchott (2022)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Mauritania: Broadcast media.” The World Factbook, 1995–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mauritania/broadcast-media.