Country reference
- Country codes
- KM / COM · M49 174
- Browsing region
- Africa
- Language options to specify
- Arabic, Ngazidja Comorian, Ndzwani Comorian, French
- UN statistical subregion
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Ask for ORTC television with the programme and island of interest. The Comorian media regulator identifies ORTC, while the broadcaster separates live context from island news articles. French, Arabic and a specific Comorian-language requirement should be explicit; article language does not establish television audio.
Identify the service before checking a programme
The Conseil National de la Presse et de l'Audiovisuel identifies Office de la Radio et Télévision des Comores. ORTC's own site uses that name, has a live area and separately presents island-related articles. The organisation includes radio as well as television, so specify pictures when requesting a television programme.
Make the local viewing choice explicit
If following Ngazidja, Ndzouani or Mohéli is the purpose, retain the island and locality in the request. A national bulletin discussing an island is not automatically a complete local edition. For language, identify the spoken variety required where possible rather than using Comorian as a guarantee of one interchangeable track. Ask whether a particular bulletin is in that language and whether captions are part of the picture or selectable. A French news article about an event does not prove a French-language live broadcast.
Check the programme, place and date
Indian/Comoro is the directory reference. Mayotte is a separate television and territorial viewing question; an article about Mayotte on ORTC does not establish carriage of Mayotte's services. For overseas viewing, add the original Comoros date and current city.
- Write ORTC television and the programme.
- Add island/locality and spoken-language requirement.
- Specify complete bulletin, live event or dated replay.
- Confirm the supplied feed and test that programme on the final screen.
Time-zone reference locations
Indian/Comoro
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.