Somali National Television
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Industry | Broadcasting |
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Founded | 17 August 1983 4 April 2011 (re-launch) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Somalia & abroad (satellite) |
Owner | Federal Government of Somalia |
Website | https://sntv.net/ |
Somali National Television (SNTV) (Somali: Telefishinka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed) is the national television station of Somalia.
History
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 broadcasting (in Somali and Arabic) two hours daily and three hours on Fridays and holidays, ceasing its operation during the civil war.[3]
Re-launch
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.[4]
SNTV broadcasts 24 hours a day, and can be viewed both within Somalia and abroad via terrestrial and satellite platforms.[5]
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.
See also
- Radio Mogadishu
- Media of Somalia
- Shabelle Media Network
- Somali Broadcasting Corporation
- Somaliland National TV
- Horn Cable Television
- Universal Television (Somalia)
Notes
References
- After 20 years, Somali president inaugurates national TV station[permanent dead link]
- Somalia launches national TV[permanent dead link]
External links
- All articles with dead external links
- Articles with dead external links from May 2018
- Articles with permanently dead external links
- Articles containing Somali-language text
- Television channels in Somalia
- Mass media in Mogadishu
- Television channels and stations established in 1983
- Television channels and stations established in 2011