Country reference
- Country codes
- ML / MLI · M49 466
- Browsing region
- Africa
- Language options to specify
- French, Bambara
- UN statistical subregion
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Name Mali’s ORTM1 or ORTM2 and the exact bulletin edition. The official news directory groups editions such as Don Kibaru and Kibaru alongside numbered television services and separately labelled radio items. A page containing both does not make every item television video.
ORTM1 and ORTM2 are distinct
Retain the original bulletin title and date rather than translating every entry into generic news. A 20 H edition, an earlier bulletin and a language-specific report can cover the same story while serving different viewers. Treat times in edition names as identification clues; check a current dated programme listing before planning a future viewing time.
Preserve the bulletin name
If a household needs Bambara or another named language, state that explicitly and identify the edition they recognise. A programme title or French website navigation should not be treated as a promise of selectable soundtracks. For an interview, keep the guest and topic so an edited news excerpt can be distinguished from the complete conversation.
Check video, radio and archive dates
Use Africa/Bamako and specify live television, a full saved bulletin or radio audio. Also write Mali beside ORTM when sharing a channel label: Madagascar uses the same organisational acronym. Compare the intended edition’s opening title and date before assuming an old “Direct” archive headline describes a current live transmission.
Time-zone reference locations
Africa/Bamako
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.