Radio Hargeysa Explained

Network Name:Radio Hargeisa
Network Logo:Radio Hargeisa Logo.png
Country:Somaliland
Network Type:Broadcast
Available:National
Owner:Government of Somaliland
Language:Somali, Arabic, English & Amharic
Headquarters:Hargeisa, Somaliland
Launch Date:1943

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOMALILAND: Xog-ururinta Cilmi-baadhis lagu sameynayo Dhagaystayaasha Radio Hargeysa & Daawadayaasha SLNTV. so. 13 February 2020. 14 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200214204047/http://www.hubaalmedia.net/somaliland-xog-ururinta-cilmi-baadhis-lagu-sameynayo-dhagaystayaasha-radio-hargeysa-daawadayaasha-slntv/. dead.
  2. Book: Johnson, John William. Heelloy: Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somali. 1996. Indiana University Press. 978-1874209812. en. 58.
  3. Web site: About Radio Hargeysa. en. 13 February 2020. 4 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304045023/http://radiohargaysa.net/. dead.