- Station name Station name
- BBC Somali Radio
- Description Description
- According to the station, it provides a key link between those in Somaliland and those elsewhere.
- Launch date Launch date
- 18 July 1957
- Owner Owner
- BBC
- Contact Contact
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BBC Somali Radio
United Kingdom
Format
102kbps • AAC
The BBC Somali Service is a BBC World Service radio station transmitted in the Somali language and based in Broadcasting House in West London and in Hargeisa, where most of the radio and digital operations are based.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
|
|---|---|
| Language Language | Somali |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | bbc.com |
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Owner / network
BBC
First air date
18 July 1957
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Station details
Station details
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Location, identifiers, and useful links for this station.
| Station ID | 5379 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, England |
| Branding | BBC Somali |
| Owner | BBC |
| Launched | 18 July 1957 |
| Website | bbc.com |
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Stream health
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Recent playback checks and any current warnings for this stream.
| Last check | 12 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Track seen | 3 weeks ago |
| Stream host | a.files.bbci.co.uk |
| Final host | a.files.bbci.co.uk |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | application/x-mpegurl |
| Server software | AmazonS3 |
| Latency | 11 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
|---|
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Stream checked
12 hours ago
Last successful stream
12 hours ago
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About station About BBC Somali Radio
The BBC Somali Service is a BBC World Service radio station transmitted in the Somali language and based in Broadcasting House in West London and in Hargeisa, where most of the radio and digital operations are based. Most of the listeners live in the Horn of Africa and nearby regions.
According to the station, it provides a key link between those in Somaliland and those elsewhere.
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