Radio Tajla, a private radio station in Afghanistan’s in central Maidan Wardak, has stopped broadcasting because of financial problems, according to a report in Pajhwok Afghan News (subscription required).
The station was launched about nine years ago as the first private media outlet in Maidan Shahr, the capital of the province.
It used to air to political, economic, sports and social programs and apart from Maidan Wardak, it also reached residents of Paghman district of Kabul and other areas.. 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.
Station director Najibullah Habibi told reporters in Maidan Wardak that the station was closed due to economic problems. He said it would go 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.