Tonga media guide

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.

• Media guides by BBC Monitoring

Press

• Tonga Daily News - weekly newspaper and online news service

• Times of Tonga - privately-owned, published from New Zealand

• Matangi Tonga - privately-owned magazine; website carries news in English

Television

• Tonga Broadcasting Commission - state-owned, operates Television Tonga

• DigiTV - digital cable TV

Radio

• Tonga Broadcasting Commission - state-owned, operates mediumwave (AM) station Radio Tonga 1 and Kool 90FM

• Tonga Radio "Magic" 89.1 FM - private

• Letio Faka-Kalisitiane 93FM - private, Christian

• Radio Nuku'alofa - private