ation . ▁Consider ing ▁that ▁the ▁amount ▁is ▁huge ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁authorities ▁created ▁the ▁so - called ▁principle ▁of ▁“ admin istr ative ▁toler ance ”, ▁which ▁enabled ▁media ▁entrepr ene urs ▁to ▁run ▁their ▁television ▁stations ▁before ▁being ▁fully ▁lic ensed . ▁Being ▁this ▁a ▁dis cret ional ▁principle , ▁media ▁operators ▁work ▁under ▁threat , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁sufficient ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁report age ▁that ▁the ▁authorities ▁do ▁not ▁like ▁to ▁be ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁illegal ▁exercise ▁of ▁the ▁profession . ▁A ▁case ▁in ▁point ▁is ▁Equ ino xe ▁television , ▁b anned ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁taking ▁position ▁against ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁promoted ▁by ▁President ▁Paul ▁Bi ya . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁CR TV ▁covers ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁through ▁ 6 4 ▁transmit ters . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁offered ▁satellite ▁transmission . ▁Private ▁TV ▁stations ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁transmit ters . ▁Both ▁ST V ▁and ▁Canal ▁ 2 ▁International ▁are ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁half ▁of ▁Cam ero on ▁and ▁are ▁available ▁over ▁satellite ▁and ▁cable ▁bou qu ets ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁only ▁Cam ero onian ▁cable ▁distribution ▁enter prise ▁is ▁TV + , ▁owned ▁by ▁Em manuel ▁Ch at ue , ▁who ▁also ▁runs ▁the ▁television ▁station ▁Canal ▁ 2 ▁International . ▁TV + ▁s ells ▁images ▁which ▁are ▁broadcast ▁by ▁foreign ▁television ▁channels ▁to ▁Cam ero onian ▁consum