Radio Hargeisa
TypeBroadcast
Country
Somaliland
AvailabilityNational
HeadquartersHargeisa, Somaliland
OwnerGovernment of Somaliland
Launch date
1943
Official website
Official Website
LanguageSomali, 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

References

  1. "SOMALILAND: Xog-ururinta Cilmi-baadhis lagu sameynayo Dhagaystayaasha Radio Hargeysa & Daawadayaasha SLNTV" (in Somali). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. Johnson, John William (1996). Heelloy: Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somali. Indiana University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-1874209812.
  3. "About Radio Hargeysa". Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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