Radio SOMA explained

Radio SOMA
City:Sukhum
Area:Abkhazia
Frequency:107.9 MHz
Airdate:31 December 1997
Format:Music
Language:Russian
Owner:Independent

Radio SOMA (Russian: Радио СОМА) is a Russian-language musical FM radio station based in Abkhazia. It is Abkhazia's only independent radio station.

History

The first broadcast started on 31 December 1997. Radio SOMA was founded by Zurab Ajinjal, who first had the idea to launch the station in 1997.

Broadcasts

The station broadcasts usually 24 hours a day on 107.9 MHz in Abkhazia. The studio of Radio SOMA is located in a building of the Abkhazian State University.

Radio SOMA is a partner of Voice of Russia.[1]

Radio SOMA is a partner of Conciliation Resources in their South Caucasus Radio Diaries project.[2]

In 2004 Radio SOMA prepared the cd Абхазия – взгляд изнутри (Abkhazia – A Look Inside) meant to describe today's life in Abkhazia.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partners in Abkhazia. Voice of Russia. 3 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Partners in Abkhazia. Conciliation Resources. 7 April 2009.
  3. Web site: Ресурсы примирения . . 6 April 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218145801/http://c-r.org/russian/index.php . 18 February 2009.