Broadcasting began in Yemen in the 1940s when it was still divided into South by the British and North by Imami ruling system.The media in Yemen
, short introduction to media in Yemen including broadcasting. Last revised on 21 February 2006 After the unity of Yemen in 1990, Yemeni government reformed its corporations and founded some additional radio channels which can broadcast locally. However, it drew back after 1994 due to destroyed infrastructures by the civil war. In 1995 it commenced its first TV broadcasting abroad and since then there has been some gradual increase in its radio and television channels most of which belong to the government.

History

Southern Yemen

British army established a small radio station at Ra's Bradly in the Tawahi district of

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in 1940. It was mainly to give military news about the Second World War, together with information about precautions against air raids. Aden Radio was then established on 7 August 1954. Mukalla radio was established in 1967, soon after the residence of

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and

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radio in 1973. Television service was established in 1963 in monochrome whereas colour transmission started in the South on 8 March 1981.

Northern Yemen

Sana’a Radio was established in January 1946 but closed after two years, resuming in 1955. In 1963 another local radio station in Ta’iz was established, and

Al-Hodeida Al-Hudaydah ( ar, الْحُدَيْدَة, al-ḥudayda), also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or Hodeidah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea. As of 2004, its population was 402,560 and it is ...

in 1969. TV channel service began broadcasting in 1975 in monochrome and colour transmission started in the north in 1979.

Unity

Yemen was united in 1990 leading to merging of southern and northern authorities and corporations. Mukalla radio channel was reformed, Al-Hodeida was also improved. Haja radio was established later in 2004, Sada and Ibb radio stations in 2007. On the other hand, Yemen TV channels joined space TV channels on Arabsat, Nilesat and some other satellites the years after 1995.

Radio broadcasting

The following table lists some of the radio channels of Yemen Radio and TV Corporation and their operating frequencies in Yemen. Sana'a Radio and Aden Radio also broadcast via satellite radio besides shortwave, medium wave and FM. Also Yemen Radio and TV Corporation has local radio stations for most

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or other Cities like: * Al Hudaydah Radio * Hajjah Radio * Ta'izz Radio * Mukalla Radio * Say'un Radio * Shabwah Radio * Sa'dah Radio * Abyan Radio * Al Mahrah Radio * Lahij Radio

References

External links

The ''Yemen Radio and Television Corporation''
Arabic Website.
Aden Radio
Arabic Website
Sana'a Radio.
Arabic Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Radio In Yemen Broadcasting in Yemen Mass media in Yemen