Somaliland National TV

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Somaliland National Television
Country Somaliland
Broadcast area Horn of Africa
Headquarters Hargeisa
Programming
Language(s) Somali, Arabic, English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner Emblem of Somaliland.svg Government of Somaliland
History
Launched2005;19 years ago (2005)
Links
Website www.slntv.tv

Somaliland National Television (SLNTV, Somali: Telefishanka Qaranka Somaliland) is a Somali television channel. [1] It is the official public service station of the government of Somaliland. Founded in 2005, it broadcasts from the country's capital of Hargeisa via terrestrial transmission, as well as to other parts of Africa and the Middle East, and Europe and Asia through satellite. The channel focuses on general Somali news, particularly items on the regional authorities. It also carries sports, entertainment and humanitarian programs.[ citation needed ]

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History

Somaliland had its first private television stations in 1997. [2]

SLNTV started broadcasting in 2005, ahead of the parliamentary election held on 29 September. It was the second television station to go on air in Somaliland after Somaliland Television, a commercial television channel. The channel had a limited audience, given that very few people owned a television set. [3] During its first year and a half on air, SLNTV lacked "effective" programs and failed to compete against the private channels. [2] Over time, SLNTV started airing weekly programs primarily aimed at raising awareness of issues as well as announcements and achievements from the government. [2]

Controversies

During the 2005 election campaign, SLNTV was accused of broadcasting propaganda rather than "even-handed coverage". The Election Board of Monitors rebuked SLNTV over its bias to the ruling party. [3]

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References

  1. Abokor, Adan Yusuf; Kibble, Steve; Bradbury, Mark; Yusuf, Haroon Ahmed; Barrett, Georgina (2006). Further Steps to Democracy: The Somaliland Parliamentary Elections, September 2005. CIIR. ISBN   978-1-85287-318-9.
  2. 1 2 3 "Somaliland National Television". Ministry of Information, Culture and National Guidance of Somaliland. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2004.
  3. 1 2 "Somaliland's 2005 Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). somalilandlaw.com. 29 September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2023.