Horn Cable Television

Horn Cable Television

A call-in show on Horn Cable Television.
Owned by Farhan Haji Ali
Country Somalia
Language Somali
Broadcast area Horn of Africa (terrestrial);
Africa, Europe, Asia, and parts of Australia (satellite)
Headquarters Hargeisa
Timeshift service HCTV

Horn Cable Television (HCTV) is a Somali private television channel.

Overview

Horn Cable Television was founded in 2003. It broadcasts in Somali from its headquarters in Hargeisa, the capital of the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia.[1] The station also has studios in Mogadishu and London, among other areas.[2]

Horn Cable TV is owned by Farhan Haji Ali, a young Hargeisa-based Somali entrepreneur who is also the owner of the FAACO.[2]

The station generates revenue from advertising.[2]

Programs

A news broadcast on Horn Cable Television.
An Islamic show on Horn Cable Television.

Horn Cable TV broadcasts around-the-clock across Somalia. Through satellite, its transmissions also reach other parts of the continent, Europe, Asia, and areas in Australia. The station is also available via live webstream.[2]

HCTV's programming covers a wide range of genres. Among these are news and current affairs, business, politics, drama, music and Islamic programs.[2]

Staff

Horn Cable Television has a staff of about 90 ground reporters, who are stationed throughout the Horn of Africa region and nearby areas. Around 60 journalists are based at the station's headquarters, with an additional personnel of 7 in Mogadishu.[2]

Mohamoud Sheikh Dalmar serves as a radio and television producer for the channel.[3][4] Additionally, Hamdi Hussein is the Director of its Mogadishu branch.[2]

Memberships

Horn Cable TV is a member of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Somali Media Mapping Report" (PDF). Somali Media Mapping. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Horn Cable TV". Somali Media Mapping. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Fifth Hargeisa International Book Fair". Red Sea Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Oxford House". Medeshi News. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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