Cameroon Sector 2: 2.1 The media landscape is characterised by diversity, independence and sustainability. A wide range of sources of information (print, broadcasting, and internet) is available and affordable to citizens. ANALYSIS: Radio: The radio sector in Cameroon has grown to over 80 stations between 2000 and 2008. In spite of this, impressive growth, no private radio service has been established at national level, leaving state-run CRTV as the only Cameroonian radio station with a national footprint. The only other stations with national coverage, as was the case in 2000, are three international broadcasters (BBC, RFI and Africa No. 1). The national radio station, CRTV is not received in all parts of the country, especially in the rural areas. However, there exists quite a good number of non-for-profit community radio stations, most of them set up with support from UNESCO. The creation of these community stations in particular, has assisted the rural population in getting educational and informational programming on development issues. Television: Cameroon has one state-run TV channel and a host of privately owned stations. The privately owned stations include: Canal 2, New TV, STV1 and STV2, Ariane TV, EQUINOX, NDI SAMBA TV, Afrique Nouvelle, and ABAKWA TV. The citizens are able to watch foreign channels provided by cable distributors for which they pay a monthly fee of about 5000CFA francs (about 10 US dollars). Cameroonians watch television virtually for free. Only public and private sector employees are required to pay a fee known as the audiovisual tax, which is usually deducted directly from their salaries. Workers with a monthly income below 50.000 CFA (about 101 US dollars) do not pay the tax. The tax was instituted before the advent of private TV 12 African Media Barometer - Cameroon 2008