Ethiopian forces close down Somali FM radio station. http://www.shabelle.net/news/ne3926.htm
Mogadishu 03, Nov.07 ( Sh.M.Network)- Reports from central Somalia say Ethiopian armed forces have crossed the border entering in Goldogob district in Mudug region in central Somalia on early Saturday morning. According to Goldogob residents, the Ethiopians with armored vehicles and battle wagons have crossed into Goldogob district raiding an Islamic school and then taking two Quranic teachers with them from the school. The Ethiopians are holding the two teachers in an area which few kilo meters away from the town. It is unspecific why these two teachers have been taken away by the Ethiopians but some reports suggest that local elders are waging dramatic efforts to secure their release. In the meantime, Ethiopians have also ordered the closure of an independent privately owned Radio FM station in the town, Alhikma Quranic Radio has been on air for only two weeks and it is privately owned radio that was recently established in Goldogob town. It is not clear the motives behind the closure of this newly set up Radio but Goldogob inhabitants say the Radio began airing the developments in the Somali capital Mogadishu in which many Somalis in Ogden region widely listen. Abdurrahman Warsame, one of Alhikma Quranic staffers told Radio Shabelle that none of their employees detained, adding that, he is unaware of the main reasons Ethiopian forces closed down their Radio Station. and then Somalia: an FM radio reopens after closed by Ethiopian troops http://www.shabelle.net/news/ne3932.htm Mogadishu 04, Nov.07 ( Sh.M.Network)- An FM radio comes back to air after closed by the Ethiopian troops at Galdogob district in Mudug region in central Somalia. The coming back of Hikma FM radio in Galdogob district came after the traditional elders in the district had a crucial talk with the Ethiopian troops on the ground as Abdirahman Warsame an employee of the radio told radio Shabelle. The Ethiopian troops said they closed the radio with an order from above (their brigade). The traditional elders asked the Ethiopian troops to show them the warrant letter to close down the radio station, and the Ethiopian troops said they will submit in the coming Saturday. Hikma FM radio was off air for three hours, and it is the first time the FM faced such problems since its opening two weeks ago. http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips ) http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload . on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas -tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs -ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions -frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!! Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece greekdx @ otenet dot gr --- Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108, Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000 Antenna: 16m hor, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
