TV MEDIA IN SUDAN

             
Sudan TV
 
 

Sudan's national television station, Sudan TV , has been available via satellite since 1995. It broadcasts a variety of programming including news, cultural programs, entertainment, and sports. While Arabic is the main language of the station, Sudan TV also broadcasts some English programming as well as several shows in southern Sudanese languages.

The Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation, a governmental organization, is the country's only television broadcaster. It supervises and monitors all programming, and requires news broadcasts to reflect official government policies. A censor is present at Sudan TV's offices to ensure that their broadcasts are aligned with government views.

Sudan TV
P.O. Box 1094
Omdurman, Sudan
E-mail: [email protected]

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

  • Library of Congress Country Study
  • Sudan Newspapers and Magazines
  • Additional Links

QUICK FACTS:

Population:
  38,114,160
   
Total Area:
  2,505,810 sq km
  slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
   
Government Type:
  Authoritarian regime - ruling military junta took power in 1989
   
Currency:
  Sudanese dinar (SDD)
   
Religions:
  Sunni Muslim 70% (in north)
  Indigenous beliefs 25%
  Christian 5%
 
Languages:
  Arabic (official)
  Nubian
  Ta Bedawie
  Diverse dialects of Nilotic
  Nilo-Hamitic
  Sudanic languages
  English
   
Legal System:
  Based on English common law and Islamic law
   
Suffrage:
  17 years of age; universal


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