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Somali television: use SNTV programme names without inventing archive availability

Somali National Television’s website separates named programme categories from regional news and an English-News section. That navigation helps identify a request, but a category label does not prove that a complete episode is present. Preserve the Somali title and inspect the actual item before describing it as a replay.

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Start with the named programme category

SNTV’s Barnaamijyada navigation lists titles including Kulanka Toddobaadka, Fanka iyo Suugaanta, Madasha Dhallinyarada, Qurbejoog, Qalin iyo Qoraal and Xusuusta Keydka. Use the original title together with a guest, subject or approximate date. Do not replace it with a guessed English translation and discard the searchable spelling. A programme category is a useful index clue, while the specific recording, its credits and its running time establish which edition you have found.

Treat an empty category as an evidence limit

The reviewed Qurbejoog and Xusuusta Keydka category pages exposed navigation without a dated episode list in the retrieved page text. That is not evidence that a particular episode is available or permanently absent. Try the exact programme and guest in the publisher’s search, then inspect any resulting item. If no recording can be identified, keep the request as unresolved rather than inventing a replay URL or promising an archive. A menu entry alone should never be presented as a successful playback check.

Separate news language from programme audio

The site has an English-News destination alongside Somali navigation. An English written report does not establish an English audio edition of every television programme. Similarly, a regional news category identifies coverage about an area, not automatically a separately operated local television feed. Keep the publisher’s own terminology without drawing political or distribution conclusions from the menu hierarchy. For a family viewing request, add the language actually heard and any available captions to the exact item title.

Check the date beyond the homepage position

The homepage mixes recent reports with older popular items, including entries from 2018. A prominent position therefore does not make an item current. Open the page and retain the original publication date and any separate event date. If arranging a live programme, obtain a current dated listing and use Africa/Mogadishu with the relevant Canadian city. For a recording, save the programme name, guest or subject, date and URL. These details support a reproducible search without asserting worldwide access or inclusion in a third-party service.

Related questions

Does a programme menu prove an episode is playable?

No. Identify an actual dated item and check it separately.

Is a popular homepage story necessarily recent?

No. The reviewed page also displayed older popular entries with their original dates.

Sources and scope

Scope notes distinguish published documentation, supplied information and editorial methods. They do not report a hands-on service test.

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