Media in Somalia
Encyclopedia
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
stations which are associated with news website
Website
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s. There are many out-of-country internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
and news sites run by Somali expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
s.
Larger media companies include the Shabelle Media Network
Shabelle Media Network
Shabelle Media Network is a television and radio news organization. It was founded in 2002 in Merca, Somalia.-History:The Shebelle Media Network runs Radio Shabelle, which is one of the country's most respected privately-owned radio stations....
.
Radio stations and internet radio
- BBC Somali.comhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/somali/index.shtml
- City Voice Radio
- Radio Free Somali
- Radio GaalkacyoRadio GaalkacyoRadio Gaalkacyo is a radio station based in Galkacyo, Somalia.-Overview:It has an associated website written in Somali and in English, presenting news and current events....
- Radio GaroweRadio GaroweRadio Garowe is a community radio station based in the city of Garowe in Puntland, a self-governing region in northern Somalia. Established in 2004, Radio Garowe broadcasts daily on 89.8 FM.-Sources:* - MondoTimes.com* - Sydney Morning Herald...
- Radio Golis (RG) http://www.golisradio.com/
- Radio LaascaanoodRadio LaascaanoodRadio Laascaanood is one of the leading radio stations in Somalia, based in Las Anod. The radio station mainly operates in the Sool region of Somalia.-External links:*...
http://www.radiolaascaanood1.com/ - Radio Xoriyo http://www.radioxoriyo.com/
- Somali Radio (USA)
- Voice of America SomaliVoice of AmericaVoice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
- adio Midnimo].
TV and Satellite Media
- Eastern Television Network (ETN) in Bosaso, PuntlandPuntlandPuntland , officially the Puntland State of Somalia , is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998....
, SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, the largest TV in Somalia, see also on the Internet - Horn Afrik Radio in Mogadiscio
- Somali Broadcasting CorporationSomali Broadcasting CorporationSomali Broadcasting Corporation is a media group that operates in the Puntland region of Somalia, in particular the three main cities of Bossaso, Gardo and Garowe. SBC's broadcasting area of coverage is estimated at 1000 Km square and this is served by three stations in the above towns.SBC was...
- somali channel
- Horn Cable TV
- Somali National Telvision
- Somali TV of Minesota