Brief History of Media in Senegal By MDIA4170 Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Nov 12, 2000 Senegal Media History Jan 1, 1932 French Millitary pened the first radio broadcasting station Jan 1, 1955 The first Senegalese film, Paulin Vieyra's L’Afrique sur Seine Jan 1, 1965 First TV broadcast in Sengeal Jan 1, 1966 “Le Noire de …” (Black Girl) Oct 4, 1973 Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision du Sénégal Jul 1, 1977 The film "Ceddo" from Senegal was directed by Ousmane Sembene Jan 1, 1980 Beginning of a sharp decline in investments in Films Apr 30, 1987 The Senegalese film "Tableau Ferraille" by Moussa Sene Absa was shown at the SF Film Festival May 22, 1995 High Council for Broadcasting (HCA) created Jan 1, 1999 Council for Respect of Professional Ethics (CRED) journalists who wanted to promote professional morals and ethics