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The Mogadishu-based Somali Television Network (STN) radio and television broadcasting station has officially launched a radio satellite broadcast, an official of the station told IRIN on Tuesday.
Abdiqadir Abdi Ali, the STN operations manager, said that "after a two-month trial period, we are on 24 hours a day". According to Abdiqadir, the channel targets Somalis in the diaspora, "who have difficulty accessing news from home". "They will get up-to-date information about Somalia", he said. He said the channel would initially reach Somalis in Europe, Asia and Africa. "We plan to add north America before the end of the year," he added.
The network would provide a blend of news, business and cultural programmes and inform its listeners about political, economic and social trends at home, Abdiqadir told IRIN. The channel will broadcast in Somali, but "plans are under way to introduce within a short period, English, Arabic, Amharic and Swahili language services", he said.
Abdiqadir said STN "will welcome organisations, business establishments, government and nongovernmental organisations, media houses and individuals who would like to participate in our programmes, or wish to have a working or business relationship with STN".
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