Gambia Radio & Television Service
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{{Short description|National broadcaster of the Gambia}}
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|owner = Government of Gambia
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The Gambia Radio & Television Service is the national broadcaster of the West African state of the Gambia. Gambia Radio & Television Service currently broadcasts in English and native local languages.
History
The history of GRTS stems from the merger of the older and more established Radio Gambia and the rather recent Television Channel.
Radio Gambia was the first media broadcaster in the Gambia, opened in 1962.Joof, Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham, "The calendar of historical events in the Gambia, 1455 - 1995", p 13, (2003) Its historical base is Bakau (a town in the Gambia).
In December 1995, GRTS was commissioned by the Gambian government which began test transmissions under the Gambia Telecommunications Company (Gamtel). Then, it adopted its own television channel. The Station operates as a public service station based on the tradition of Radio Gambia. The Station's programmes are mostly news, public service announcements, education, entertainment and religious related (Islam and Christianity only, mostly Islam and nothing on Traditional African religion).{{Cite web|url=http://www.grts.gm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=53|title=GRTS – Gambia Radio and Television Services|website=www.grts.gm|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-17}}
Awards
In 2010, the station was awarded the National Order of the Republic of the Gambia with the rank of commander.The Daily Observer : [http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/national-award-recipients-approved National Award recipients approved] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104095532/http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/national-award-recipients-approved |date=2015-01-04 }}
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External links
- [http://www.grts.gm Official site]
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Category:Television stations in the Gambia
Category:Publicly funded broadcasters
Category:1995 establishments in the Gambia
Category:Radio stations established in 1962
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995
Category:Publicly funded English language broadcasters
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