Chad 3.8. The public broadcaster is adequately financed to protect him from biased interference by means of manipulation of its budget. ANALYSIS: The financing of the radio, of the Chadian Press Agency and national television is mismanaged. These institutions have serious management problems. More often receive “gifts” from national authorities in exchange for a lot of media attention. The law which created the National Office of Radio and Television (NORTV) instituted an audio-visual tax of 1% on salaries of the agents of public and private sectors, which came into effect in January 2007. This new financing process of the public audio visual service needs time to prove itself before one can objectively appreciate the editorial independence vis a vis the government and its stripping. GRADES Individual grades: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average: 1,0 3.9. The public broadcasters are technically accessible countywide. ANALYSIS: The national radio does not cover the entire country. There are regional stations in four major cities which help the population to follow the national information broadcasts from the capital city through a relay system. The national television covers only a radius of 80 km around the capital city. There is a project of extending reception to the entire country. The African Media Barometer (AMB) - Chad 2007 63