Radio Hargeysa

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Radio Hargeisa
TypeBroadcast
Country
Somaliland
AvailabilityNational
Headquarters Hargeisa, Somaliland
Owner Government of Somaliland
Launch date
1943
Official website
 Official website [ dead link ]
Language Somali, English,

Radio Hargeisa (Somali : Radio Hargeysa,is a Somaliland public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at the Ministry of Information in Hargeisa. [1]

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "SOMALILAND: Xog-ururinta Cilmi-baadhis lagu sameynayo Dhagaystayaasha Radio Hargeysa & Daawadayaasha SLNTV" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Johnson, John William (1996). Heelloy: Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somali. Indiana University Press. p. 58. ISBN   978-1874209812.
  3. ↑ "About Radio Hargeysa". Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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