Dimtsi Weyane

Dimtsi Weyane

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Type	Radio network 1980–present Television network 2018–present
Country	Ethiopia
Broadcast area	National and Worldwide
Network	Television and radio broadcast
Headquarters	Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Programming
Language(s)	Tigrinya, Amharic, Oromo and English
Picture format	1080p (HDTV) & 576i (SDTV 16:9)
Ownership
Owner	Dimtsi Weyane Tigray P.L.C
Sister channels	DW International
History
Launched	Radio: 1980 (1980) Television: 2018 (2018)

Dimtsi Weyane (Tigrinya: ድምጺ ወያነ; "Voice of Woyane", also known as DW and DW TV) is an Ethiopian news-based television and radio network headquartered in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia. Owned by Dimtsi Weyane Tigray P.L.C., it first launched as a radio station in 1980 and in 2018 launched a satellite television channel. The channel broadcasts programming mainly in Tigrinya with some programming in Amharic, Oromo and English.

History

Dimtsi Weyane was founded as a radio station in 1980 by the Tigray People's Liberation Front during its struggle against the communist Derg regime. Dimtsi Weyane started broadcasting in 2018 on Eutelsat and on an Ethiopian state-owned free-to-air (FTA) TV platform frequency hosted on SES's NSS-12 satellite at 57 degrees East called Ethiosat.

Controversy

Tigray Regional State Television and Dimtsi Weyane are no longer broadcasting, according to a report by DW Amharic service which cited its Addis Ababa. The Federal Attorney-General launched an investigation on three broadcasters in connection with alleged roles in inciting ethnic violence in Ethiopia. The result of the investigation on Oromia Media Network (OMN), Asrat Television and Dimtsi Woyane is not announced to the public. Tigray region authorities have not confirmed the news and the Federal government have not issued a statement regarding why the two channels were taken off the air.