Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines [SEP] inception
Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines
Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) was a Rwandan radio station which broadcast from July 8, 1993 to July 31, 1994. It played a significant role during the April–July 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
The station's name is French for "Thousand Hills Free Radio and Television", deriving from the description of Rwanda as ""Land of a Thousand Hills"". It received support from the government-controlled Radio Rwanda, which initially allowed it to
radio reach the largest audiences, radio is the main source of news, and the international radio stations BBC World Service, Voice of America (VOA), and Deutsche Welle (DW) are available. Most radio stations are accessible online, either through their own websites and blogs, or through social media.
Radio, and in particular the "hate" station Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM), played a role in the 1994 genocide.
Telephones.
- Calling code: +250
- International