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Entity Type: Domestic State-Affiliated Media

Radio Nacional del Perú

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Radio Nacional del Perú is Peru’s first and oldest radio station, originating as the private station Lima OAX-AM owned by the Peruvian Broadcasting Company. Founded in 1924 by César A. Coloma and Santiago Acuña, the station began broadcasting on June 20, 1925, following five days of test broadcasts. After the private station declared bankruptcy, the Peruvian government took control through a resolution on September 6, 1926. The station was officially relaunched as Radio Nacional del Perú on January 30, 1937, under President Óscar R. Benavides with new transmitters and facilities in San Miguel, Lima. The station broadcasts in Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara across Peru’s nationwide AM and FM frequencies. Radio Nacional is currently owned by the National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP), a state-owned company, and operates multiple subsidiaries throughout the country connected via satellite, covering national and international events.

Radio Republik Indonesia

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Radio Republik Indonesia (印尼國家廣播電台), or RRI, is Indonesia’s public radio network and one of the country’s two national public broadcasting institutions, alongside state television network TVRI. Founded on September 11, 1945, RRI is the first radio network in Indonesia and one of the oldest media companies in the country. Headquartered on Medan Merdeka Barat Street in Central Jakarta, RRI operates four radio networks and visual radio channels supported by roughly 90 local stations, the largest of any radio network in Indonesia. The network provides nationwide broadcasting services and operates Voice of Indonesia, its overseas broadcasting division that delivers information about Indonesia to international audiences. RRI is funded primarily through annual state budget allocations approved by parliament, advertising revenue, and other services.

Le Soleil

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Le Soleil serves as Senegal’s state-owned daily newspaper, published in Dakar since May 20, 1970. The publication traces its roots to 1933 when French publisher Charles de Breteuil founded the Paris-Dakar weekly, which became sub-Saharan Africa’s first daily newspaper in 1936. Following Senegal’s independence, it was renamed Dakar-Matin in 1961 before adopting its current title. Established under President Léopold Sédar Senghor during a period of “tightly circumscribed” press freedoms, Le Soleil initially operated as a fully state-controlled media outlet. Since Senegal’s democratic transition in 2000, the government has maintained its position as “the main shareholder,” according to scholars Erin Baggott Carter and Brett L. Carter. The newspaper continues to serve as an important voice in Senegalese media while maintaining its historical connections to the state.

Kazakhstanskaya Pravda

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Kazakhstanskaya Pravda (哈萨克斯坦真理报), or Kazakhstani Truth, is a government-backed Kazakh newspaper established on February 1, 1920, and headquartered in Kazakhstan. The publication began as Izvestia of the Kyrgyz Region before receiving its current name in 1932, and was founded by the Ministry of Information and Public Accord. The newspaper publishes content in Russian and positions itself as serving the Kazakhstani government’s information dissemination role. According to available documentation, the publication has engaged with Chinese state media organizations in joint activities and cooperation agreements as part of broader bilateral media exchanges. The newspaper operates under government backing and claims to provide news coverage and information to Russian-speaking audiences in Kazakhstan.

TASS

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TASS is Russia’s state-owned news agency, established in 1904 and wholly controlled by the Russian government as a Federal State Unitary Enterprise. The agency “claims” to publish “nearly 3,000 news items daily in six languages” and operate 70 offices in Russia and 59 branches globally. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, TASS was suspended from the European Alliance of News Agencies for “not being able to provide unbiased news,” and Getty Images terminated its partnership for editorial policy violations. TASS has been identified as a source of disinformation in Russian influence operations, spreading false claims about Ukrainian President Zelenskyy fleeing Kyiv and unsubstantiated allegations about Ukraine developing a nuclear “dirty bomb.” The agency frequently acts as a propaganda instrument for the Kremlin.

Belarus Today

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Belarus Today (СБ. Беларусь сегодня) is a state-run media enterprise and publishing house established on August 2, 1927, and headquartered in Belarus. The outlet controls multiple media entities including print, radio, television, and online publications. The organization was previously known as Rabochy until 1937, then Soviet Belarus until 2018, when it was renamed to Soviet Belarus — Belarus Today, with ownership under the Presidential Administration of Belarus. The organization positions itself as a media holding that merged four major publications in 2013 and has engaged with international archival projects, including digitizing Belarusian partisan records with the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus. According to media monitoring research, the publication was classified as having “few publications containing explicit pro-Russian propaganda messages” with content characterized as “neutral and secure” regarding Belarus-Russia relations.

National Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic

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The National Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic (KTRK), Kyrgyzstan’s state broadcaster, signed a letter of intent for joint cultural exchange activities with China Media Group on September 2, 2025, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin. The agreement was among 14 bilateral media cooperation deals CMG struck with broadcasters from 13 countries during the summit, covering news reporting, joint programming, cultural activities, technological innovation, industry development, personnel exchanges, and media resource sharing. The CMG partnership with KTRK is part of China’s broader efforts to strengthen SCO media cooperation.

Myanmar International TV

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Myanmar International Television (MITV) is a state-owned English-language television channel launched on August 1, 2001, as MRTV-3, Myanmar’s third television channel after MRTV (1980) and Myawaddy TV (1995). The channel was rebranded as Myanmar International Television in April 2010 and broadcasts from Yangon. The channel, which is under the country’s Ministry of Information, claims to provide “accurate, balanced, independent” coverage but enforces “rigid editorial control,” according to the State Media Monitor. During the 2007 anti-government protests, MITV attacked Western outlets as “sky-full of liars,” revealing its role as a state messaging platform rather than independent journalism.

National Broadcasting Corporation

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The National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea (NBC PNG) is the country’s state-owned broadcaster, established December 1, 1973, and headquartered in Boroko, Port Moresby. The corporation operates two national radio stations—NBC Radio (90.7 FM and 585 AM) and Tribe 92FM (92.3 FM), which targets younger audiences—along with NBC TV, launched September 16, 2008. NBC is a member of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and maintains approximately 20 locations nationwide with 19 provincial radio stations. According to the Lowy Institute, NBC plays “a critical role in connecting and informing the nation, especially those citizens without access to other forms of communication,” though its transmission infrastructure has faced significant challenges. The broadcaster’s mission includes reflecting “the drive for national unity” and expressing “the culture, characteristics, affairs, opinions and needs of the people,” according to its official website.