Television in Ethiopia

However, emphasis on liberalization of the TV market eventually led to a wave of privately owned stations coming about recent years.

In 2014 the Oromo diaspora launched the one and only television; Oromia Media Network, based in US OMN.

However, 2016 and 2017 saw a wave of private station entering the market including what became the most popular channel, Kana TV, to increase the total number of private station's in Ethiopia to 45.

[2] In 2016 the government of Ethiopia announced it would be transition the country from analog to digital platform.

The American company GatesAir won the contract for the project that will take 5–10 years to fully complete.