It was formed in August 2007, when the former national state broadcaster ERTT was split into separate radio and television companies.

After a few private experiments, Tunisian radio broadcasting began as part of the operation of the French Post and Telegraph Service in 1938.

[2] The state broadcaster has been organized in several ways since its inception, including under the company Établissement de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne (ERTT) from 1990 to 2007.

In November 2006, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali decided to divide ERTT into two companies: the radio broadcaster Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne and the television broadcaster Établissement de la Télévision Tunisienne.

Following the Arab Spring in 2011, the Tunisian media, including Radio Tunisienne, have been given more freedom to report and broadcast news and information.