The National Company of Radio and Television (Arabic: الشَرِكَة الوَطَنِيَّة لِلْإِذَاعَة وَالتَلْفَزَة, aš-šarika al-waṭaniyya li-l-ʾiḏāʿa wa-t-talfaza; French: Société nationale de radiodiffusion et de télévision, SNRT; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵙⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵣⵡⴰⵢ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵍⵉⴼⵉⵣⵢⵓⵏ, Tamssurt tanamurt uazway d tilifizyun) is the public broadcaster of Morocco.
History
It was formerly called Moroccan Radio and Television (RTM) from 1956 and Radiodiffusion-Télévision Marocaine (RTM) from 1961. Radio-Maroc was one of the founding members of the European Broadcasting Union in 1950 and continued as an active member until 1 January 1961 when RTM changed its affiliation to associate membership. In 1969 RTM was readmitted as an active member.
In 2009, the SNRT became a shareholder in Euronews, initially acquiring 0.33% then later expanding its share to 6% in 2011.[1][2]
In 2021, the government announced, via a televised interview with culture minister Othman El Ferdaous, announced that SNRT would be reorganized into a public holding group by 2024, during which it would acquire the part-state-owned 2M and private Medi 1 Radio and Medi 1 TV channels.[3][4] In addition, its Aflam TV channel would be replaced with an "SVOD" video-on-demand platform.[5]
Medi 1 TV: a news channel covering Moroccan and international news. The channel was fully acquired by CDG Invest in anticipation of a legal transfer to SNRT ownership.[10] In May 2023, SNRT proposed an acquisition of 86.3% of its shares.[11]
Radio
SNRT currently runs four national radio stations and eleven regional radio stations.[12]
National stations
SNRT Radio National, main generalist station specializing in news, sports, talk programmes, and popular music
Chaîne Inter [fr] (previously Rabat Chaîne Inter). Operating since 23 March 2009, it is aimed at an urban public, offers music and entertainment programs.