Network Name: | Puntland TV and Radio |
Headquarters: | Garowe |
Country: | Somalia |
Network Type: | Public-service radio and television broadcaster |
Available: | Worldwide |
Founded: | Garowe, Puntland |
Launch Date: | April 2013 |
Owner: | Government of Puntland |
Key People: | Jamal Arab Yusuf, Director[1] |
Puntland TV and Radio is the public broadcasting network owned by autonomous state of Puntland and managed by Ministry of Information (Puntland). Its headquarters are at the administrative capital Garowe. The service also maintains an office in London. Founded in April 2013, Puntland TV and Radio broadcasts locally in Somali via terrestrial service. It also airs programs globally through satellite. Radio Puntland broadcasts internationally via shortwave, with its transmission reaching as far as Finland.[2] [3] Its standard programming includes general news, focusing on regional developments, sports and entertainment.