Tigray Caretaker Administration Renames Regional Broadcaster to Dimtsi Tigray

November 9, 2026 | By Semahegn Nigatu

The Tigray Regional Caretaker Administration has renamed Maedot Broadcasting Service to Dimtsi Tigray Broadcasting Service after the Ethiopian Media Authority approved its request to amend the broadcaster's licence.

The administration's Political Affairs and Public Organisation sector submitted the request to the authority in a letter dated the previous day, seeking to change the station's registered name from Maedot Broadcasting Service to Dimtsi Tigray Broadcasting Service.

The authority accepted the request and amended the broadcasting licence to reflect the new name, according to an announcement by the caretaker administration.

The station was previously known as Dimtsi Weyane. Its broadcasting licence had been revoked by the Ethiopian Media Authority over what the regulator described as illegal content aired by the station.

The administration subsequently applied for a new broadcasting licence under the name Maedot Broadcasting Service, which the authority granted on Tikimt 19, 2019, according to the statement.

The latest amendment changes the broadcaster's licensed name to Dimtsi Tigray Broadcasting Service. The announcement does not provide details of any changes to the station's ownership, management, programming or broadcasting operations.

Source: FSX Business News