Peru

Peru has a well-developed domestic television broadcast market with four major private national networks and one nationally available state-run TV channel (Television Nacional del Peru). It is less popular than are private stations.
There are more than 600 radio stations. Outside the capital, radio plays a crucial role in informing people living in remote places. Radio is the only medium that broadcasts in indigenous languages.he Lebanese print and broadcast media are more open and diverse than in many other Middle Eastern and North African countries.
Cell phone use is booming among young people.
About 40 percent of young Peruvians have a cell phone, with use up 50 percent between 2004 and 2007.

This proprietary InterMedia index (measured 0-100) gauges the level of access to information via new technologies, based on cell phone ownership, the rate of SMS use to get news and the level of internet access.

Weekly use of each source to get information about current events?

Source: InterMedia nationwide survey of adults (15+) in Peru, August 2006 (n=2,003)

Population	27.9 million
Annual Population Growth	1.5%
Per Capita Income (US$)	$3,616
Adult Literacy Rate	88%
Media Environment	Mostly Free
Weekly Media Use:	Radio 94%, TV 94%, Internet 32%

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