Eastern Television Network (ETN TV) is a Somali private
television channel
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.
Overview
ETN was founded in 2005.
Along with the
Somali Broadcasting Corporation
Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) is a media group that operates in the Puntland region of Somalia, in particular the three main cities of Bossaso, Qardo and Garowe. SBC's broadcasting area of coverage is estimated at 1000 square km, an ...
, it is one of two stations with headquarters in
Bosaso
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the mu ...
, the commercial capital of the northeastern
Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...
region of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
.
The channel also has a branch in
Garowe
Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ, .
Programs
Eastern Television Network airs programs six hours per day.
Its broadcast schedule includes news, cultural, music and sports programming, as well as advertisements.
Management
The station is owned by Abdirahman Sheikh.
It has a staff of 17 employees.
See also
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Media of Somalia
Mass media in Somalia includes various radio, television, print and internet outlets. The federal government operates two official radio and TV networks, which exist alongside a number of private and foreign stations. Print media in the country is ...
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Somali National Television
Somali National Television (SNTV) ( so, Telefishinka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed) is the national television station of Somalia.
History
The first regular TV services began in Somalia on 17 August 1983, with funds obtained from Kuwait and the United Ara ...
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Horn Cable Television
Horn Cable TV (HCTV) is a Somali news-based private television channel.
Overview
Founded in 2003, Horn Cable TV broadcasts in Somali from its headquarters in Hargeisa,
the capital of Somaliland. The station also has studios in Mogadishu and Lon ...
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Somaliland National TV
Somaliland National Television (SLNTV) is a Somali television channel. It is the official public service station of the government of Somaliland. Founded in 2005, it broadcasts from the country's capital of Hargeisa via terrestrial transmission ...
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Shabelle Media Network
Shabelle Media Network (SMN) is a radio and television news organization based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
History
The Shabelle Media Network was founded in 2002 in Merca, Somalia by a group of young Somali intellectuals. Its mission was to ensure tha ...
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Universal Television (Somalia) Universal Television is a Somali television channel. With its studio in London, it is the first and largest Somali TV satellite
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References
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Television channels in Somalia
Television channels and stations established in 2005