Radio Mogadishu
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| Type | Broadcast |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Owner | Federal Government of Somalia |
Launch date | 1943 |
Official website | Radio Muqdisho |
| Language | Somali, Arabic, English |
Radio Mogadishu (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar) is the federal government-run radio station of Somalia.[1]
History
Established during the colonial period in Italian Somaliland, Radio Mogadishu initially broadcast news items in both Somali and Italian.[2] Transmissions in Somali at the station first began in 1943, concurrent with the start of Somali language programming in Radio Djibouti.[3] Radio Mogadishu was modernized with Russian assistance following independence in 1960, and began offering home service in Somali, Amharic and Oromo.[4]
After closing down operations due to the civil war that broke out in 1991, the station was officially re-opened in the early 2000s by the Transitional National Government of former President of Somalia, Abdiqasim Salad Hassan.[5]
Prior to the Somali Army's ultimate pacification of the capital in August 2011, Radio Mogadishu operated from a walled compound guarded by armed soldiers. The station's staff routinely broastcasted news, talk shows and music despite threats of violence.[6]
Radio Mogadishu presently broadcasts from downtown Mogadishu. In the late 2000s, the station also launched a complementary website of the same name, with news items in Somali, Arabic and English.[7]
Staff
- Current
- Former
- Mohamed Abshir Waldo, director
- Sheik Nur Mohamed Abkey, reporter[6]
See also
References
- ^ Somali PM: Anyone in gov't who commits corruption will be brought to justice
- ^ World radio TV handbook, (Billboard Publications., 1955), p.77.
- ^ Dubnov, Helena (2003). A Grammatical Sketch of Somali. Koln: Rudiger Koppe Verlag. p. 10.
- ^ Thomas Lucien Vincent Blair, Africa: a market profile, (Praeger: 1965), p.126.
- ^ SOMALIA: TNG launches “Radio Mogadishu”
- ^ a b c d e Reporters In Somali City Risk Life To Cover Story
- ^ Radio Muqdisho.net
External links
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