Radio in Yemen
Broadcasting began in
civil war. In 1995 it commenced its first TV broadcasting abroad and since then there has been some gradual increase in its radio and television
channels most of which belong to the government.
History
Southern Yemen
British army established a small
colour
transmission started in the South on 8 March 1981.
Northern Yemen
Sana’a Radio was established in January 1946 but closed after two years, resuming in 1955. In 1963 another local
TV channel service began broadcasting in 1975 in monochrome
and colour transmission started in the north in 1979.
Unity
Yemen was united in 1990 leading to merging of southern and northern authorities and corporations. Mukalla radio channel was reformed, Al-Hodeida was also improved. Haja radio was established later in 2004,
Arabsat, Nilesat
and some other satellites the years after 1995.
Radio broadcasting
The following table lists some of the radio channels of Yemen Radio and TV Corporation and their operating frequencies in Yemen.
Radio channel
|
Headquarter | Frequency | Average Power |
---|---|---|---|
Sana'a Radio | Sana'a
|
1008 KHz (Medium wave)
|
600 kW[2]
|
Sana'a Radio | Sana'a | 711 kHz (Medium wave) | 200 Kw[2] |
Sana'a Radio | Sana'a | 837 kHz (Medium wave) | 30 Kw[2] |
Sana'a Radio | Sana'a | 6135 kHz (Shortwave) | 50 kW |
Sana'a Radio | Sana'a | FM: 91.1, 92.5 MHz | N/A |
Aden Radio | Aden | 792 kHz (Medium wave) | 750 Kw[2] |
Sana'a Radio and Aden Radio also broadcast via satellite radio besides shortwave, medium wave and FM.
Also Yemen Radio and TV Corporation has local radio stations for most Governorates of Yemen or other Cities like:
- Al Hudaydah Radio
- Hajjah Radio
- Ta'izz Radio
- Mukalla Radio
- Say'un Radio
- Shabwah Radio
- Sa'dah Radio
- Abyan Radio
- Al Mahrah Radio
- Lahij Radio
See also
References
- ^ The media in Yemen Archived 2009-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, short introduction to media in Yemen including broadcasting. Last revised on 21 February 2006
- ^ a b c d "Asia radio stations: 1000-1025 kHz mediumwave".
External links
- The Yemen Radio and Television Corporation, Arabic Website.
- Aden Radio, Arabic Website
- Sana'a Radio., Arabic Website