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Burkina Faso television has earned much popularity in the recent years. The television of Burkina Faso is mainly popular to the urban mass. As Burkina Faso is a very poor country television in Burkina Faso could never reach the mass residing in the rural areas. The most popular form of the media of Burkina Faso is radio. Burkina Faso Television has a national channel and a few private channels.
The Government of Burkina Faso has shown respect towards the freedom of media over the years; the only exception being the media should not telecast or publish any thing against the national security or spread unauthentic news. The national channel of the country is Television Nationale du Burkina. This channel was established in the year of 1963 and was the sole television channel for quite a long time. This channel is the state run television channel in Burkina Faso. This national television broadcasts various programs to cater to different audiences. The Ministry of Communication and Culture regulates this channel. The programs include News, Programs on economics and finances, Rendezvous with various celebrities, Sports Programs, Music Programs, Cultural programs, Political analysis.
A popular private channel includes Canal 3. This channel broadcasts various entertaining programs. Certain foreign television programs are also broadcast through this channel 3. But the national channel is still popular with the people.
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