Radio Gaalkacyo

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Radio Gaalkacyo
Type of site
Somali news site
Available in Somali, English
Ownercommunity radio
URL Radio Gaalkacyo
Launched1993

Radio Gaalkacyo is a radio station based in Galkayo, Somalia.

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Overview

It has an associated website written in Somali and in English, presenting news and current events.

Formerly known as Radio Free Somalia, Radio Gaalkacyo currently counts 50,000 daily visitors to its website. It also has approximately 950,000 listeners on FM radio based in Galkayo and Garowe in the northeastern Puntland region, with a reach of more than 250 km2.

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