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VOA beams programmes to Somalia from studios in Washington on ShortWave four times per day at the following times:06.30 – 07.0016:00 -- 17.0019.00 – 21.00It broadcasts on Short Wave on 13580, 15620 and 1431 kHz and on MediumWave from powerful transmitters in Djibouti.In addition, VOA broadcasts round the clock in English and Somali from itsown FM transmitter in Hargeisa on 88.0 FM.The VOA Somali Service is also rebroadcast on FM by several radio stationsin Somalia and Kenya, although not all are official relay partners.Radio stations that relay VOA programmes on FM include:Radio Mogadishu (Mogadishu)Radio Kulmiye (Mogadishu)Jubba Radio (Mogadishu)Radio Daljir (Puntland)SBC (Puntland)Radio Garowe (Puntland)Radio Abud-Waq (Abudwaq)Radio Galgadud (Guri-El)Voice of Mudug (South Galkayo)Horseed Media (Bossasso)Bulsho Radio (Buro)Frontier FM (Nairobi and Garissa, Kenya)The VOA Somali Service was launched in 2007.It is funded by the US government and is sometimes accused of pro-US biasin its news reporting.Programmes are streamed on the internet through the VOA Somali Servicewebsite.They can also be heard live on mobile phones in the UK.The service has its own Facebook page:www.facebook.com/pages/VOASomali/108173635871713.Editor in Chief: Abdirahman YabarowTel: +1 202 203 4959Email: askvoa@voanews.comAddress: 330 Independence Ave., S.W.Washington, D.C. 20237, USA.24
Bar Kulan www.bar-kulan.comBar Kulan is a UN-funded radio station based in Nairobi.It broadcasts to Mogadishu, Bossasso and Galkayo on FM and to the restof Somalia on Short Wave, satellite and the internet.Radio Bar Kulan broadcasts 24 hours per day on FM in Mogadishu.It also broadcasts for 15 hours per day on FM in Bossasso.But the station only transmits for two hours per day on Short Wave and on FMin Galkayo.It is on air between 08.00 and 09.00 in the morning and again between 19.00and 20.00 in the evening.Bar Kulan, describes itself as “an editorially independent radio stationestablished to promote peace, reconciliation and social cohesion in Somalia”.It was founded in March 2010 by the United Nations Support Office forAMISOM – the African Union peacekeeping force that supports theTransitional Federal Government in Mogadishu.In 2011, Bar Kulan was being operated by Albany Associates, a UK-basedmedia consultancy that specializes in media operations in zones of conflict,under contract to this UN agency.Bar Kulan’s ultimate ambition is to become part of a future Somali PublicService Broadcasting Network.The radio station’s core aim is to promote peace and reconciliation. It isgenerally sympathetic to the activities of international aid agencies.In addition to news and current affairs, Bar Kulan broadcasts programmes ondevelopment, peace and institution-building and social cohesion.It also carries drama, sports and music.Bar Kulan has attracted an increasing number of listeners, especially inMogadishu.A survey conducted by Mogadishu Media House in Mogadishu and thenearby town of Afgoye in November 2010 found that after eight months on airBar Kulan was the third most popular radio station in the area.52% of respondents said they listened to the station least once a day.25
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Marketing and communicationSomalila
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