Yemeni radio in a lecture [Archives:2003/09/Local News]

A lecture on the Yemeni radio over the recent decades was delivered on 26 January 2003 by Mr. Ali Saleh al-Jamra, the Information Ministry consultant. The lecture was delivered at the Media Center affiliated to the Ministry of Information.
The lecture was focused on the woman’s role in media particularly, Sana’a broadcasting during pre-revolution period.
In his lecture, Dr. al-Jamra dealt with the different stages the Yemeni broadcasting had gone through. This had manifested itself, during al-Eriani’s reign in 1970s, when Germany wanted to erect a radio station in Tihama and the southern regions with a view of reaching these areas. It was totally rejected, despite the fact that it was for the benefit of the country.
In his lecture, Dr. al-Jamra mentioned that during 1970s, the Prime Minister attempted to declare the independence of the southern Yemen from the British colonization. In this regard, the radio role was indispensable. The southern part of Yemen was an integral part of entire Yemen.
An emphasis has been accentuated by al-Jamra to establish links between the radio bodies and the citizen.
The link is for raising the citizen’s worries and problems.
Mr. Jamra demanded for establishing a local radio transmitting to the capital Sana’a and other cities through the use of local dialects.
Al-Jamra further revealed that the Information Ministry lost 125 million francs allocated for radio coverage throughout Yemen, particularly, Marib, al-Jawf, Hadhramout and other remote areas.
Mr. al-Jamra used to work as director for the Sana’a Radio Station from 1975 to 1997 and now as consultant for the Information Ministry.

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