Puntland TV and Radio
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| Type | Public-service radio and television broadcaster |
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| Availability | Worldwide |
| Founded | Garowe, Puntland |
| Headquarters | Garowe |
| Owner | Government of Puntland |
Key people | Jamal Arab Yusuf, Director[1] |
Launch date | April 2013 |
Official website | www |
Puntland TV and Radio (PLTV Somali: Raadiyaha iyo Telefishinka Dawladda Puntland) is the public broadcasting network owned by autonomous state of Puntland and managed by Ministry of Information (Puntland). Its headquarters are at the administrative capital Garowe. The service also maintains an office in London. Founded in April 2013, Puntland TV and Radio broadcasts locally in Somali via terrestrial service. It also airs programs globally through satellite. Radio Puntland broadcasts internationally via shortwave, with its transmission reaching as far as Finland.[2][3] Its standard programming includes general news, focusing on regional developments, sports and entertainment.
See also
[edit]- Horn Cable Television
- Somali National Television
- Universal Television Somalia
- Eastern Television Network ETN TV
References
[edit]- ^ "SOMALIA: Puntland president appoints a young, well-known journalist as the new director of Puntland Media". Raxanreeb. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Somali Media Mapping - Radio Stations". Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Radio Puntland from Somalia testing on 13800 kHz shortwave". Retrieved 28 August 2014.