# TV10 (Rwanda)

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**TV10** is a [Rwandan](/source/Rwanda) commercial television network. Owned by RADIOTV10, it is the first private television station, breaking [Rwanda Television](/source/Rwanda_Television)'s 20-year monopoly.

## History

The [Rwandan government](/source/Rwandan_government) decided in March 2012 to open the television market to new players. The first licenses were held to telecommunications company Tele 10 and Family TV.[1]

The government inspected TV10's studios in January and was given the go ahead. On 1 March 2013, TV10 started broadcasting.[2] From the beginning, TV10 was meant to be a digital television station, ahead of the initial date of the analog switch-off, 17 June 2015. The station, owned by Tele 10, shared the *Simply Rwandaful* tagline used by its sister station Radio 10, the first commercial radio station in Rwanda.[3]

In its first year, TV10 appointed Joseph Oindo to host Rwanda's first live music show on television.[4]

In 2022, TV10 was tasked to produce a pop-up channel for [DStv](/source/DStv), Kwibuka 28, from 7 to 13 April, 28 years after the start of the [Rwandan genocide](/source/Rwandan_genocide).[5] On 5 April 2023, TV10 was finally made available on DStv.[6]

## References

1. ["More TV stations to open"](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/69197/National/more-tv-stations-to-open). *[The New Times (Rwanda)](/source/The_New_Times_(Rwanda))*. 9 March 2012.

1. Gasore, Ben (1 March 2013). ["First privately-owned television station hits airwaves"](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/88937/News/first-privately-owned-television-station-hits-airwaves). *[The New Times (Rwanda)](/source/The_New_Times_(Rwanda))*

1. ["TV10 embraces digital migration"](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/89737/tv10-embraces-digital-migration). *[The New Times (Rwanda)](/source/The_New_Times_(Rwanda))*. 16 March 2013.

1. ["DJ Nano speaks out on Rwanda's first Live TV musical show"](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/98194/Leisure/dj-nano-speaks-out-on-rwandaas-first-live-tv-musical-show). *[The New Times (Rwanda)](/source/The_New_Times_(Rwanda))*. 25 September 2013.

1. Nzabonimpa, Patrick (6 April 2022). ["FEATURED: DSTV introduces new pop-up channel on Kwibuka 28"](https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/194794/Events/featured-dstv-introduces-new-pop-up-channel-on-kwibuka-28). *[The New Times (Rwanda)](/source/The_New_Times_(Rwanda))*

1. "From 05th April 2023, TV10 will be Live on DStv channel 396.". No. 1643316646218481665.

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