KABUL (Pajhwok): A private radio station, Tajla, has stopped broadcasting in central Maidan Wardak province due to economic woes.
The radio was launched about nine years ago as the first private media outlet in Maidan Shahr, the capital of the province. Apart from Maidan Wardak, residents of Paghman district of Kabul and some other areas also listened to political, economic, sports and social programs on the radio.
The director of the radio, Najibullah Habibi, told reporters in Maidan Wardak that the station was closed due to economic problems.
He said the radio would be brought on air again if the government resolved its problems and met their demands.
Amanullah Nusrat, head of Wak TV in Maidan Shahr, expressed concern over the closure of the radio station, adding that if problems of the media in the province were not addressed, the rest of the media outlets would also stop their activities.
There are five private radio stations in Maidan Wardak (Tajli, Peghla FM, Ghag FM, Wahdat Ghag and Unity Ghag) and of them so far Tajli and Peghla FM have stopped broadcasting.
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