Spogmai FM

Spogmai FM
Broadcast areaKabul, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Parwan, Kandahar
Frequency102.2 MHz
Programming
Language(s)Pashto
AffiliationsChina Radio International
Ownership
OwnerAxon Media Group
Saar FM
History
First air date
26 September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-26)
Links
WebcastLive stream
Websitewww.spogmairadio.com

Spogmai FM[1] (Pashto: سپوږمۍ اېف اېم) is a radio station from Axon Media Group[2] based in Kabul, Afghanistan. Spogmai FM began broadcasting in the cities of Kabul and Kandahar on FM 102.2 in October 2008.[2]

History

Spogmai radio programs cover news, politics, economics, and entertainment. The organization is partnered with China Radio International Pashto (CRI Pashto) and China Radio International (CRI), a state-owned international radio broadcaster of the People's Republic of China, in Afghanistan.[3] It airs CRI Pashto's programs in Afghanistan.[4][5][6] Its subsidiary TV news channel, STR News or Spogmai Television Radio News, was launched in December 2020.[2]

On October 18, 2022, Spogmai FM journalist Ezatullah Salimi was abducted by two armed men who held him in their car for three hours and questioned him. According to Salimi and security footage reviewed by the nonprofit media rights organization Committee to Protect Journalists, he was beaten during questioning on what the attackers viewed as anti-Taliban reporting before being released.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spogmai Radio's Website". Spogmai Radio. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Axon Media Group". Heart of Asia. Heart of Asia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ "CRI's Website". China Plus. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "CRI Pashto". CRI Pashto. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Armed men beat 2 Afghan journalists, leaving 1 unconscious". Committee to Protect Journalists. Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ^ "په افغانستان کې د دوو خبریالانو پر وړاندې شوی تاوتریخوالی وغندل شو". ازادي راډیو. Azadi Radio. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ^ Spicer, Sarah (2022-11-11). "Armed men beat 2 Afghan journalists, leaving 1 unconscious". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2024-01-16.