SECTOR 3 Broadcasting regulation is transparent and independent; the state broadcaster is transformed into a truly public broadcaster. 3.1 Broadcasting legislation has been passed and is implemented that provides for a conducive environment for public, commercial and community broadcasting. There is a veritable arsenal of legal instruments related to the broadcasting sector: Law 92-02 of 6 June 1992 establishing the national company named Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RST); Decree no. 2004-837 of 2 July 2004 setting the fees for the allocation of radio frequencies; Law no. 2006-04 of 4 January 2006 establishing the National Audiovisual Regulatory Board (CNRA); etc. To these should be added the law relating to the status of the RTS, as well as the conditions for the operation of private commercial radio stations, associative radio stations and private commercial television stations. In the specific case of the RTS, one of the panellists points out that the law is completely mute on the operating revenue of the company. That is the reason, according to this speaker, why the Senegalese Radio-Television (RTS) siphons off practically the bulk of the advertising market on television, without this sufficing to cover the organisation’s financing needs. Meanwhile, the private sector is deprived of such vital resources. According to part of the panel, the state should – by law – cover all the needs of the RTS in this regard, so as to ensure proper financing of the public broadcasting sector and free up new resources for the private sector. Concerning the community audiovisual media sector, the conditions for the operation of associative radio stations prohibit such stations from handling any form of commercial advertising. The Union of Associative and Community Radio (URAC) has been conducting an urgent advocacy campaign for several years. In the words of a panellist, “URAC made an urgent appeal to the Minister of Communications on this point” at a seminar organised on 7 May 2013. On the other hand, community radio receives the state press subsidy, although the sum allocated remains trivial in relation to real funding needs, the number of stations and the total aid amount. Furthermore, a draft fund exclusively aimed 102 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER SENEGAL 2013