New website Somali Radio station on internet aimed at Somali-Irish
Dublin- New radio somali station On internet aired its first news segment last year for thousands of Somali-speaking audience members in ireland & around the world .
The new website is called www.radiosomali.ie which is operated by the nonprofit Somali irish Community — opened its doors in December , making Radio Somali the first Somali-irish station on internet,
“Media is a powerful tool … and we need to be part of that power,” said Somali Radio Executive Director Abdiaziz Mussa . “You’ll be respected when you’re able to tell your own stories.”
abdiaziz and his team of volunteers operate from a Somali internet cafe studio, but their service is making a mark on local community programming: The station broadcasts a daily mix of Somali music, Islamic lectures and Somali language talk programming throughout the day.
Somali Radio mission, abdiaziz explained, is to provide Somali-Irish Citizen with information about weather, important announcements, new laws that affect them and discussions about social issues.
Somali radio current talk programming is in Somali, but the head of the station is planning to also air conversations in English. He said he hopes the station will become a bridge across cultures and languages.
“There is a gap between our community and theIrish community,” he added. And we will find ways to close it through our programs on the radio.”
Through the first news segment, abdiaziz has shown that he’s also bridging a gap between Dublin Somali-Irish and their homeland by airing news updates about their country.
Budget and training
abdiaziz explained that he’s still working on recruiting more volunteers to fill airtimes at the station. He’s also collaborating with somali radio in UK & Europe, the longtime community volunteer station, to help train current and prospective somali radio dublin volunteers.
“I am knocking on every door to make sure the station succeeds,” Abdiaziz said. “We are asking for grants. We are asking for training and support. Everything.”
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