 communications in libya describes the overall environment for the radio, television, telephone, internet, and newspaper markets in libya. the control of the media by colonel gaddafi's regime came to an end after the fall of tripoli in august 2011, resulting in a mushrooming of new media outlets. journalists are experiencing unprecedented freedom. libya has not yet adopted a media law, and there are no clear legal guidelines on libel and slander, or a code of ethics for journalists. == radio == libyan radio and tv (lrt) is the successor to the gaddafi-era state broadcaster. dozens of radio outlets, many privately owned, broadcast from libyan cities and from middle east media hubs. the bbc world service arabic broadcasts on 91.5 fm in tripoli, benghazi, and misrata."libya profile: media", bbc news, 7 march 2012 ;radio stations: * allibya fm * libya fm - egypt-based * libyan radio and television (lrt) - state-run, operates radio libya, al-shababiyah, al-itha'ah al-wataniya * ljbc radio * tribute fm: an english-language internet station broadcasting from benghazi. website * voice of africa * voice of free libya - benghazi-based, al-bayda, misurata ;radios: :1.35 million (1997)"radio receivers" in libya > media at nationmasters, 1997, accessed 6 july 2012 == television ==  libyan radio and tv (lrt) is the successor to the gaddafi-era state broadcaster. more than 20 tv stations, many privately owned, broadcast from libyan cities and from middle east media hubs. ;television receivers: :889,232 receivers, 149 per 1000 inhabitants (2005)libyan arab jamahiriya", world statistics pocketbook, series v no. 31, statistics division, department of economic and social affairs, united nations (new york), 2007, accessed 6 july 2012 ;television broadcast stations: * allibya tv * libya tv - aka libya al-ahrar; qatar-based satellite station, launched in april 2011. homepage * libya al-hurra tv * libya al-wataniya tv - state-run * libya radio and television (lrt) - state-run * al-asimah tv - private == telephones == in the course of the 2011 libyan civil war, the government severed the physical communications links between the rebel-held east and the rest of libya. however, the newer and less centralised libyana network held copies of the hlr and engineers were able to restore some local services. with some assistan
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