Limited national distribution outlets restrict the print media primarily to the capital, Luanda. In previous years, the government controlled the only fully functional printing press in the country, granting priority to state publications and imposing strict editorial guidelines on independent newspapers. The recent launch of Agora, a privately owned printing company, is an indication that the state has loosened its grip on the printing industry, but it remains to be seen if Agora will be targeted for harassment if it produces newspapers that publish critical or opposing views. Weekly newsletters, such as A4 and Actual Fax, sell extremely well and offer readers access to news that is rarely covered in the state media. Jornal de Angola, the government daily newspaper, continues to enjoy state subsidies.
Television broadcasting remains under state monopoly.
Radio is the most effective medium in Angola in the aftermath of the decades-long civil war, which took its toll on both the technical infrastructure and the population's literacy. The government has now given official sanction to private ownership of radio stations. Affiliations exist between local independent radio stations and international radio networks such as the Voice of America, and two new private radio broadcasters are expected to become fully functional in early 1997, bringing the total of independent broadcasters to six.