Somali National Television
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| Industry | Broadcasting |
|---|---|
| Founded | 17 August 1983 4 April 2011 (re-launch) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Somalia & abroad (satellite) |
| Owner | Federal Government of Somalia |
| Website | https://sntv.so/ |
Somali National Television (SNTV) (Somali: Telefishinka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed, abbreviated TQS) is the national television station of Somalia.
History
[edit]The first regular TV services began in Somalia on 17 August 1983,[1][2] with funds obtained from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates with service in two languages (in Somali and Arabic) two hours daily and three hours on Fridays and holidays, ceasing its operation during the civil war.[3] Before its launch, the Ministry of Information and National Guidance set plans for two transmitters: 100 watts and 500 watts respectively.[4]
Initially it was known as Telefishanka J.D. Soomaaliya (Television of the Somali D.R.). Not much further information from this phase exists. Somalian journalist Axmed Siciid had a news program on the channel in its beginnings called Todobaadkii Hore Iyo Aduunka (The Past Week and Around the World).[5] During the Siad Barre government, reception was limited to Mogadishu and its surroundings.[6] The station broadcast on VHF channel 6, three hours per evening (four on Fridays).[7]
Re-launch
[edit]On March 18, 2011, the Ministry of Information of the Transitional Federal Government 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.[8]
SNTV broadcasts 24 hours a day, and can be viewed both within Somalia and abroad via terrestrial and satellite platforms.[9]
Somali National Television is the principal public service broadcaster in Somalia. Headquartered in Mogadishu, 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.
In 2021, Finnish NGO Vikes assisted in training for new children's programs and the improving of SNTV's equipment.[10]
SNTV Daljir
[edit]In 2021, SNTV2 started broadcasting. The channel devotes its schedule mainly to human interest topics.[10] This was replaced by SNTV Daljir, on November 23, 2022, created to counter Al-Shabaab propaganda.[11][12]
See also
[edit]- Radio Mogadishu
- Media of Somalia
- Shabelle Media Network
- Somali Broadcasting Corporation
- Somaliland National TV
- Horn Cable Television
- Universal Television (Somalia)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa
- ^ URTNA Review
- ^ World Broadcasting: A Comparative View
- ^ "Television Factbook" (PDF). 1984. p. 1387. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Wararka Sideetamadkii iyo Axmed Sciid Cige". Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Somaliland National Television". Ministry of Information, Culture and National Guidance of Somaliland. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2004.
- ^ 2005 World Radio and Television Handbook
- ^ After 20 years, Somali president inaugurates national TV station[permanent dead link]
- ^ Somalia launches national TV[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Working conditions for journalists in Somalia are gradually improving". Vikes. 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Somalia launches anti-al-Shabab TV channel". Hiiraan Online. BBC News. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Somalia's state media websites down amid a war on al-Shabaab ideology". Horn Observer. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
References
[edit]- After 20 years, Somali president inaugurates national TV station[permanent dead link]
- Somalia launches national TV[permanent dead link]