Radio in Yemen

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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,

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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c d "Asia radio stations: 1000-1025 kHz mediumwave".

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