Western Sahara has a television environment shaped by an unusual political and geographic context. The territory remains on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, while the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) maintains its own public institutions and media services. RASD TV, the broadcaster represented on Squid TV, operates from the Sahrawi refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria, and provides news, public-affairs, and cultural programming in Arabic and Spanish.
Squid TV presents RASD TV through its institutional role, operating location, languages, programming focus, and connection with Sahrawi communities. These details help place the broadcaster within a media system that extends beyond the territory itself and is closely linked to the circumstances of displacement. The combination of Arabic and Spanish programming, together with coverage of public affairs and culture, also reflects distinctive linguistic and historical features of Sahrawi media.
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Country Profile
- Country Name
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية (Arabic)
República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (Spanish)
SADR (Abbreviation in English)
RASD (Abbreviation in Spanish) - Area Name
- Western Sahara
الصحراء الغربية (Arabic)
Sahara Occidental (Spanish)
- Status
- State with limited international recognition, recognized by around 45 UN
member states
- Location
- Home > Africa > Western Sahara
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية), Spanish
- Capital
- Laâyoune (El Aaiún) (de jure, the occupied territory of Morocco)
Tifariti (de facto, the temporary capital)
Tindouf or Rabuni (de facto, located in Algeria)
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Western Sahara TV Channels