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thumb|upright|A Cellcom Liberia antenna in Monrovia, 2009

Mass media in Liberia include the press, radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Much of Liberia's communications infrastructure was destroyed or plundered during the two civil wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003). Even as it struggles with economic and political constraints, Liberia's media environment is expanding. The number of registered newspapers and radio stations (many of them community stations) is on the rise despite limited market potential. And politically critical content and investigative pieces do get published or broadcast.

Press

The main newspapers are:

  • The Analyst
  • Pumah Times Newspaper
  • Daily Observer (est. 1981), private.
  • FrontPage Africa, private.
  • National Chronicle
  • The New Dawn, private daily.
  • Africa's Luminary (est. 1839)
  • Amulet (est. 1839)
  • Daily Listener (est. 1950)
  • Footprints Today (est. 1984)
  • Geez Liberia
  • The Friend
  • Independent Weekly
  • Journal of Commerce and Industry
  • Liberia and West Africa (ceased in 1932)
  • Liberia Herald (est. 1826)
  • Liberian Age (est. 1946)
  • Liberian Herald
  • Liberian News about 15 independent radio stations broadcasting in Monrovia, with another 25 local stations operating in other areas; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are available (2007).
  • BBC World Service 103 FM.
  • ELWA FM and SW, private, religious-Christian.
  • Pumah FM 106.3
  • LUX 106.6 FM, University of Liberia.
  • Radio Liberia FM, operated by the state-run Liberian Broadcasting System (LBS).
  • Truth FM

Television

  • Television sets: 70,000 sets (1997).
  • Pumah TV Channel 4
  • Television stations: 4 private TV stations, none with national reach;
  • International call prefix: 00
  • Main lines: 3,200 lines in use, 213th in the world (2011).

The fixed line infrastructure of Liberia was nearly completely destroyed during the civil wars (1989-1996 and 1999–2003).

Prior to the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 2007, the state-owned Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LIBTELCO) held a legal monopoly for all fixed line services in Liberia, and remains the sole licensed fixed line telephone service provider in the country.

Following the liberalization of Liberia's telecommunications sector in the 2000s, private investment and mobile network expansion significantly increased access to communications services across the country. The sector remains constrained by unreliable electricity, limited domestic fiber infrastructure, and high operating costs, particularly outside Monrovia.

Internet

The landing of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable significantly improved Liberia's international connectivity and broadband capacity. The introduction of satellite broadband services expanded internet access options in rural and underserved parts of the country.

  • Fixed broadband: 14,759 subscriptions (2022).
  • Mobile broadband: approximately 2.37 million active subscriptions (2024).

Internet censorship and surveillance

There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or reports that the government monitors e-mail or Internet chat rooms.

The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and the government generally respects these rights in practice. Libel and national security laws place some limits on freedom of speech. Individuals can generally criticize the government publicly or privately without reprisal. Some journalists practice self-censorship.

The constitution prohibits arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and the government generally respects these prohibitions in practice.