Dimtsi Weyane was founded as a radio station in 1980 by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front during its struggle against the Derg regime.

Dimtsi Weyane started broadcasting in 2018 on Eutelsat and on an Ethiopian state-owned free-to-air (FTA) TV platform frequency hosted on SES's NSS-12 satellite at 57 degrees East called Ethiosat.

The Federal Attorney-General launched an investigation on three broadcasters in connection with alleged roles in inciting ethnic violence in Ethiopia.

The result of the investigation on Oromia Media Network (OMN), Asrat Television and Dimtsi Woyane was not announced to the public.

Tigray Region authorities have not confirmed the news and the federal government have not issued a statement regarding why the two channels were taken off the air.