Country reference
- Country codes
- BJ / BEN · M49 204
- Browsing region
- Africa
- Language options to specify
- French, Fon
- UN statistical subregion
- Sub-Saharan Africa
For Benin public television, name Bénin TV, Bénin TV Alafia or Bénin TV Juniors as appropriate. SRTB's About page distinguishes those television services from radio and explains its ORTB/CMAJB heritage. An ORTB playlist label should be checked for its actual current service.
SRTB is the organisation, not one programme
SRTB describes its formation through the merger of ORTB and the youth multimedia centre CMAJB. It separately lists Bénin TV, Bénin TV Alafia and Bénin TV Juniors, as well as radio services. This makes the channel suffix important, particularly for a household seeking youth programming.
An older ORTB name may remain familiar to relatives and in saved channel lists. Include that name as a clue, but ask support what currently appears on screen. Do not assume all services in the group share a schedule or that a radio Alafia listing supplies television pictures.
Choose the programme and spoken language
A French website title is insufficient to establish every programme's spoken language. Name French, Fon or another required language with the bulletin or show you want. If a children's programme is the priority, specify its title and age suitability rather than treating a Junior label as a complete household recommendation.
For local events, identify the event and locality. An interview clip on a news page may be one part of a larger programme. If you want the complete broadcast, request that explicitly and keep its original date; a thumbnail alone does not establish a replay in another service.
Make the Benin request verifiable
Africa/Porto-Novo is the directory's reference identifier. Keep your actual viewing city separate, including when watching elsewhere in West Africa. Similar clocks do not make neighbouring countries' channels interchangeable.
- Choose the Bénin television service and preserve any ORTB alias.
- Add the programme, locality and spoken-language need.
- Ask for the exact label available in the installed player.
- Test that programme in the trial and record its date/time if a mismatch occurs.
Time-zone reference locations
Africa/Porto-Novo
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.