Eri Tv

Eri-TV1 is broadcast internationally via satellite along with its sister radio station, Dimtsi Hafash. Broadcasts on Eri-TV1 are typically either news, music videos, or dramas. Both domestic and international films also play on the channel.

Eri-TV1 is broadcast mostly in Tigrinya, Arabic, English and Tigre, as well as having a few programs in Amharic, Somali and Afaan Oromoo.

Eri-TV2 is the second television channel in Eritrea. It is broadcast only domestically. Eri-TV2 provides mostly educational content. This includes English, Math, and Science lessons.
Eri- TV3 is coming up soon. Eri-TV3 would be the third channel in Eritrea. It would broadcast sports national and international.

Eri TV currently broadcasts via the Egyptian/Saudi Arabia-owned Nilesat 201, Arabsat 5C and Badr 6 satellites, and also delivers on Galaxy 19, Intelsat 8 and Eutelsat Hot Bird 13B satellites.Media of Eritrea
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There is no current independent media in Eritrea. All media outlets in Eritrea are from the Ministry of Information, a Government source. The lack of freedom of the press in Eritrea is heavily criticized. Among other matters, Eritrea has the highest number of jailed journalists in Africa.

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In 1996, the government passed a law banning private broadcast media and requiring licenses for journalists and newspapers.

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The law barred the reprinting of works from banned publications, outlawed foreign ownership of media, and required all publications to be submitted to the government for approval prior to publication.

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In 2001, in an effort to quell burgeoning dissent about the future of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice, the government closed down eight independent newspapers and arrested an undisclosed number of journalists. It is believed that the rationale for the closing of these newspapers is that they received foreign funding.

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Several groups have criticized the resulting severe restrictions on press freedom.

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Reporters without borders ranks Eritrea's press freedom as the lowest in the world, surpassing North Korea, with Turkmenistan in third. Reporters without Borders calls these three countries "blackholes of information" where government propaganda is the only source of news.

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Contents

1 Print
2 Radio
3 Television
4 References
5 See also

Print

There are two daily print newspapers:

Al-Hadisa (Arabic language)
Haddas Eritrea (Tigrinya language)

There are also two other papers

Eritrea Profile, twice weekly (Wednesday & Saturday) (English language)
Eritrea Haddas, weekly (Wednesday) (Tigre language)
L'Asmarino (Italian Language)

Radio

There are three radio stations in Eritrea. Radio Bana is an educational radio broadcast in five languages.

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Radio Zara is available only in Tigrinya, while Dimtsi Hafash is available in nine languages:

Afar
Arabic
Beja
Blin
Kunama
Nara
Saho
Tigre
Tigrinya

Dimtsi Hafash and Radio Zara are available via satellite dish.
Television

There are two television stations in the country with a third having been recently announced.

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Eri-TV1, more commonly known as Eri-TV is available global through satellite while Eri-TV2 is only available in Eritrea; both are operated by the Ministry of Information from Asmara. Eri-TV has fully featured programming in four languages:

Arabic
English
Tigre
Tigrinya

as well as some programming in other languages including:

Amharic
Oromo
Somali

Eri-TV is available within Eritrea and abroad via satellite dish 24 hours a day. Many of the television owners in Eritrea use satellite dishes.