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VOA Amharic, Oromo Shows Jammed; Ethiopia Denies Responsibility Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007
ImageShort wave radio monitors have confirmed that VOA broadcasts to Ethiopia in the Amharic and Afan Oromo languages have been jammed for the past two weeks. VOA Correspondent in Addis Ababa Peter Heinlein reports Ethiopia's government denies responsibility for the interference.

Listeners to VOA's Amharic Service began complaining about November 12 that they could not hear the one-hour nightly broadcast. Amharic is the language of commerce and the main official language in Ethiopia.

In recent days, the reports from listeners and monitors confirmed that all five short-wave frequencies used by VOA are being jammed. Broadcasts by the other major western broadcaster in Amharic, Germany's Deutsche Welle, have also been blocked.

A report by the BBC monitoring service says "the direction whence the jamming originates (established by the use of directional aerials) is consistent with the signals being transmitted from within Ethiopia".*

In a telephone interview with VOA, Ethiopia's Information Ministry spokesman Zemedkun Tekle says he doubts the government is involved in jamming.

"I do not think this one is true. Of course I have seen the media reporting saying that, but we do not need, the government does not need to waste its time on doing so," he said. "I myself have not come across audiences who are saying so, but the relevant body may speak on the details, but I do not think this story is true."

The two Amharic Service broadcasts are known to have a substantial audience in the Ethiopian capital, which is a hot bed of anti-government sentiment.

Monitors also report jamming of VOA's Oromo Service, which broadcasts on the same frequencies. Oromo is the language spoken by Ethiopia's largest ethnic group.

Ethiopia is known to be blocking broadcasts from its neighbor and rival Eritrea. Monitors report the jamming has intensified in recent weeks, as tensions have risen along their disputed border.

A status report issued by the umbrella organization that oversees Voice of America, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, says VOA broadcasts to Ethiopia have previously been jammed during civil unrest in 2005, but the jamming was stopped in mid-2006.

The Voice of America is a multi-media international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news and other programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people.

 

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yonas   | 74.61.41.xxx | 2007-12-11 06:57:17
This doesnt surprise anyone, the good thing is the day of woyane ( Aggame)is getting shorter.
h.d   | 71.247.101.xxx | 2007-12-11 07:10:16
what the hell? This is a five week old news. is this website for recylcing garbage?
Hagos - Hi   | 198.28.92.xxx | 2007-12-11 11:17:05
This is not done by Wyanne regiem, this done by the dictator US adminstration to cover the k**ling and mardering of inocent people in ethiopia and to block the voice of ethiopian from the rest of the world. But this doesn't stop the peoples revolution in Ethiopia to end the era of Wyanne minority regiem. The regiem in ethiopia for the past 16 years commited serious crime against ethiopian in every corner of the country by blesss of US stated department. Now all the k**ling and burning villeges by the regiem can't masked thanks to the ERI TV and other me*ia outlet. US administration commited serious errors to save the minority regiem in Ethiopia, however this doesn't stop the unger of the people in ethiopia and soon the wayanne regiem will go to hell.
kebede - Dr.     | 213.55.73.xxx | 2007-12-11 11:25:45
No Jamming at all.Don`t be supid towards ethiopian governement
terati_aramu   | 220.245.178.xxx | 2007-12-11 13:19:33
so what is it for us~ eritreans. start the amharic music you banned in asmara.
Tezare   | 213.55.92.xxx | 2007-12-11 13:50:52
Ethiopia is an examplery nation for the rest of Africa at this time- specially with the press and me*ia freedom as well as respect for human rights.
U rather clean your house than talking bulshit!
test   | 209.146.245.xxx | 2007-12-11 14:30:24
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Tom   | 209.146.245.xxx | 2007-12-11 14:49:30
Biddho.com you are doing great job. I have a quetion. Does all your news has to include "Breaking News"?
For example this news is not a new-why do you have to include "breaking news"?
Sami - we'll win     | 86.153.121.xxx | 2007-12-11 19:51:31
When *game is a leader Ethiopia always will powerfull and the better country.I u c the story od Abbsinia or Ethiopia Tigrayans r the better leaders so far we learn so please shut u r mouth becaus u had 100 years 2 lead the country and nothing happend except desaster...
Please 4 get about Eritrea,they going down trust if they try 2 compit with Ethiopians specially with Tigraians men....

Tarik feredn
balcha - very childish   | 161.215.18.xxx | 2007-12-11 21:07:21
yes,it is jammed inside ethiopia by woyanes but more surprisingly i heard the interview you made with woyanes representatives about the jamming. i am ashamed of them as usual.they were very childish. we are led by those child minds.
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