Suriname media guide

1 February

National flag of Suriname flying in front of a Dutch-colonial style building in the capital Paramaribo

Suriname "gets fairly high marks" for media freedom, says Reporters Without Borders. The group praises the varied media landscape.

The two daily newspapers are privately-owned. State-run broadcasters operate alongside private radio and TV stations.

There were 428,000 internet users by June 2022, comprising 72% of the population. (Internetworldstats.com). Access is unrestricted.

Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press

De Ware Tijd - daily
De West - daily

Television

ATV - government-owned, commercial
STVS - government-owned, commercial

Radio

Radio Apintie - private
Radio Sangeet Mala - private
Radio SRS Suriname - government-owned, commercial
Radio ABC - private

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