Radio Hargeysa
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Type | Broadcast |
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Country | Somaliland |
Availability | National |
Headquarters | Hargeisa, Somaliland |
Owner | Government of Somaliland |
Launch date | 1943 |
Official website | Official Website |
Language | Somali, Arabic, English & Amharic |
Radio Hargeisa (Somali: Radio Hargeysa, Arabic: راديو هرجيسا) is a Somaliland public service broadcaster, Its headquarters are at Ministry of Information, Hargeisa.[1]
History
Established in 1943 in the former British Somaliland protectorate as the first Somali language station, it broadcasts mostly in Somali but also features news bulletins in Amharic, Arabic and English. The channel was responsible for the widespread propagation of the new Balwo genre developed by Abdi Sinimo and the Heellooy oud music that Abdullahi Qarshe fused Balwo with.[2] [3]
See also
- Media of Somaliland
- Ministry of Information and National Guidance (Somaliland)
- Muuse Ismaciil Qalinle
- Dawan (newspaper)
- Somaliland National TV
- Somali music
- Abdullahi Qarshe
- Abdi Sinimo
- Ali Feiruz
References
- ^ "SOMALILAND: Xog-ururinta Cilmi-baadhis lagu sameynayo Dhagaystayaasha Radio Hargeysa & Daawadayaasha SLNTV" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Johnson, John William (1996). Heelloy: Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somali. Indiana University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-1874209812.
- ^ "About Radio Hargeysa". Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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