The125Te N.M.R. spectrum of tellurophene in three liquid crystals was recorded and analysed. The different orientational behaviour of tellurophene in the liquid crystals enabled the anisotropy of the tellurium-125 shielding tensor, σzz- 1/2(σxx+ σyy), and the difference σxx- σyyof the tensor elements to be determined. The resulting values are -1569 ± 21 ppm and 307 ± 26 ppm, respectively. The analysis of the125Te N.M.R. spectra is also discussed.