media landscape guide about Somalia - Internews

Horn Cable TV (HCTV) www.hctv.orgThis channel, based in Hargeisa in Somaliland, broadcasts to Africa, Europeand Asia by satellite. It is on air 24 hours a day.It is also available as a live webstream on the internet.Horn Cable TV was set up by a young businessman from Somaliland, FarhanHaji Ali Ahmed.It focuses on news and current affairs, but also broadcasts entertainmentprogrammes, including drama and music.The TV channel carries public information slots and awareness programmesproduced by international NGOs, including the International Organization forMigration (IOM), UN-HABITAT, World Vision and Population ServicesInternational.It is regarded as largely neutral, balanced and reliable, and is popularthroughout Somalia.The TV station’s headquarters is in Hargeisa, but it also has studios, officesand reporters in Mogadishu, Nairobi, London and the United States.In late 2011, Horn Cable was in negotiations with a satellite company toextend its coverage to North America.Owner - Farhan Haji Ali Ahmed (who is usually based in London)Mob (UK): +44 7405 992 675Email: faaco1@yahoo.comManaging director: Mohamed Abdi IlligMob: +252 2 442 85 20Editor: Abdillahi Adam WayabMob: +252 2 442 49 68Email: horncabletvnews@gmail.comMogadishu contact – Hamdi Hussein FarahMobile: +252 61 511 548Email: handashabell@hotmail.comAddress: Business Centre Building, Main Road, Central Hargeisa,Somaliland.57