Universal Television is a Somali
television channel
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. With its studio in
London
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, it is the first and largest Somali TV
satellite
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network of its type.
See also
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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 ...
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Somali National Television
Somali National Television (SNTV) ( so, Telefishinka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed) is the national television station of Somalia.
History
The first regular TV services began in Somalia on 17 August 1983, with funds obtained from Kuwait and the United Ara ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
External links
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References
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Television channels in Somalia
Television channels and stations established in 1993