[4] Formed in 1986 when the previous Algerian Radio and Television company (established in 1962) was split into four enterprises.

[5] The origins of Algerian radio go back to the clandestine station that the National Liberation Front launched in December 1956, and which was active during the war of independence.

At its conclusion in 1962, Algeria became independent from France and the transitional government nationalized the media to form a new company, Radiodiffusion-télévision algérienne [fr] (RTA), which took over the functions of the old Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) on October 28, 1962. then with three radio stations and a television channel.

Algerian Radio became a public industrial and commercial establishment (EPIC) by executive decree no.

A specification defining the missions of Algerian radio was also published in April 1991.