Excerpt from report by Somaliland government-owned Radio Hargeysa on 15 March
[Presenter] The minister of information and awareness, Ahmad Haji Dahir Ilmi, announced that the new transmitter of Radio Hargeysa went on air today at around 2:00 p.m. [1100 gmt]. He said the transmitter is undergoing trials, adding that the testing would continue for sometime. The transmitter will be on 41 metre band 10120 kHz. The minister who spoke about the trial of Radio Hargeysa’s new transmitter said.
[Ilmi] [The transmitter is] today is on testing, which is being handled by the engineers. This is the new transmitter that was being awaited by Somaliland. As the minister of information, I do hereby congratulate you [listeners] that we have put the new transmitter on air. It is still being handled by the engineers. I would like you to listen to it on SW1-10120 KHz. I would like you to give us your feedback on the distance to which it, Radio Hargeysa, can be heard. [Passage omitted]
(Source: Radio Hargeysa in Somali 1700 gmt 15 Mar 08 via BBC Monitoring)
Andy Sennitt comments: I think the frequency should be 7120 kHz, a frequency Radio Hargeysa has used in the past.
(Source; R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
