media landscape guide about Somalia - Internews

Contacts neededRadio Tusmo 92.9 FM www.tusmoradio.comThis station operates intermittently from Mogadishu.It went off air in late 2011 following the collapse of the building where it wasbased.Radio Tusmo used to have fairly wide coverage, including the Benadir, LowerShabelle, Middle Shabelle, Jowhar and Merca regions.It has been threatened in the past by Al Shabaab and other groups.Radio Tusmo used amusing and innovative ways to circumvent Islamist banson the playing of music.At one stage it played the sound of gunshots and croaking frogs in the placeof musical jingles.Radio Tusmo employed about 20 journalists, some of whom lackedexperience.Its website was last updated in May 2011.Email: info@tusmoradio.comHornAfrik www.hornafrik.comThis used to be one of the most popular and respected media groups inSomalia. It operated an FM radio station and a TV station in Somalia withextensive reach across the South Central region.HornAfrik was taken over by Al Shabaab in September 2010 and has ceasedbroadcasting since then.Its website has not been updated since April 2011.38