Somali National Television (SNTV) ( so, Telefishinka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed) is the national
television station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth ...
of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
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History
The first regular TV services began in Somalia on 17 August 1983, with funds obtained from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates with broadcasting (in Somali and Arabic) two hours daily and three hours on Fridays and holidays, ceasing its operation during the civil war.
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Re-launch
On March 18, 2011, the Ministry of Information of the Transitional Federal Government
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ( so, Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, ar, ุงูุญููู
ุฉ ุงูุงุชุญุงุฏูุฉ ุงูุงูุชูุงููุฉ) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Republic of Somalia from 14 October ...
began experimental broadcasts of the new television channel. After a 20-year hiatus, the station was shortly thereafter officially re-launched on April 4, 2011.[After 20 years, Somali president inaugurates national TV station](_blank)
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SNTV broadcasts 24 hours a day, and can be viewed both within Somalia and abroad via terrestrial and satellite platforms.[Somalia launches national TV](_blank)
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Somali National Television is the principal public service broadcaster in Somalia. Headquartered in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, ู
ูุฏูุดู ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
, the nation's capital, its main responsibility is to provide public service broadcasting throughout the country.
SNTV is regulated by the Ministry of Information, Posts & Telecommunication of the Somali Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia consists of Ministers appointed by the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister may dismiss members of the council, and new appointees must again be approved by the Parliament. The Council m ...
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See also
*Radio Mogadishu
Radio Mogadishu ( so, Radio Muqdisho, ar, ุฑุงุฏูู ู
ูุฏูุดู) is the federal government-run radio station of Somalia.
*Media of Somalia
Mass media in Somalia includes various radio, television, print and internet outlets. The federal government operates two official radio and TV networks, which exist alongside a number of private and foreign stations. Print media in the country is ...
*Shabelle Media Network
Shabelle Media Network (SMN) is a radio and television news organization based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
History
The Shabelle Media Network was founded in 2002 in Merca, Somalia by a group of young Somali intellectuals. Its mission was to ensure tha ...
*Somali Broadcasting Corporation
Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is a media group that operates in the Puntland region of Somalia, in particular the three main cities of Bossaso, Qardo and Garowe. SBC's broadcasting area of coverage is estimated at 1000 square km, an ...
*Somaliland National TV
Somaliland National Television (SLNTV) is a Somali television channel. It is the official public service station of the government of Somaliland. Founded in 2005, it broadcasts from the country's capital of Hargeisa via terrestrial transmission ...
*Horn Cable Television
Horn Cable TV (HCTV) is a Somali news-based private television channel.
Overview
Founded in 2003, Horn Cable TV broadcasts in Somali from its headquarters in Hargeisa,
the capital of Somaliland. The station also has studios in Mogadishu and Lon ...
*Universal Television (Somalia) Universal Television is a Somali television channel. With its studio in London, it is the first and largest Somali TV satellite network of its type.
See also
*Media of Somalia
*Somali National Television
*Shabelle Media Network
*Somali Broadcasting ...
Notes
References
After 20 years, Somali president inaugurates national TV station
Somalia launches national TV
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External links
Official website
Television channels in Somalia
Mass media in Mogadishu
Television channels and stations established in 1983
Television channels and stations established in 2011