Tonga media guide
- Published
State radio and TV tend to be pro-government, while private broadcasters offer little independent local coverage.
Privately-owned newspapers carry opposition views, but journalists can face harassment and threats of criminal charges. A Department of Information oversees all media reporting, US-based Freedom House notes.
More than 80,000 Tongans were online by July 2022, comprising 74% of the population (Internetworldstats.com). There are no curbs on internet access.
Press
- weekly newspaper and online news service
Times of Tonga - privately-owned, published from New Zealand
- privately-owned magazine; website carries news in English
Television
- state-owned, operates Television Tonga
DigiTV - digital cable TV
Radio
- state-owned, operates mediumwave (AM) station Radio Tonga 1 and Kool 90FM
- private
- private, Christian
Radio Nuku'alofa - private