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[HCDX] New Radio Broadcasts from Emirates for Zimbabwe
new radio station, Zimbabwe Community Radio will start broadcasting today
joining several privately owned stations forced to transmit their programmes
from overseas because of the country’s prohibitive licencing regulations.
The station run by Zimbabweans will initially broadcast for an hour everyday
from the United Arab Emirates on short wave, 5935 KHZ.
It is expected to add impetus to calls for the new government to prioritise
the opening up of the airwaves monopolised by the grossly under funded and
inefficient Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).
The station’s local representative William Ndlovu told Standardplus that
they would be operating from outside the country because they did not have a
license as required by the Broadcasting Act of Zimbabwe (BAZ).
“We will be broadcasting from outside the country beginning today because we
do not have a licence and the BAZ never gave us a platform to apply,” he
said.
“We will be on short-wave from 10pm to 11pm everyday.”
He said they were appealing to the inclusive government to free the airwaves
so that more radio stations could start broadcasting and promote plurality
in the sector.
“The new government especially the two MDC parties should fight for the
liberalisation of the airwaves since they were the ones who have always been
fighting for democracy,” he said.
“We are waiting for a license so that we can operate in the country and if
we are not given that license we will continue broadcasting from outside.”
He said Zimbabwe Community Radio would provide a channel for communication
on economic, political, social, cultural, and developmental issues that
confront the Zimbabwean community.
“Another aim of the station includes creating awareness on the value of
community radio for development, freedom of speech, and the promotion of
local culture, especially among marginalised minorities,” he said.
Zimbabwe has four-licensed radio stations all state owned and subsidiaries
of ZBC.
But a number of radio stations have been operating from Western countries
after the government banned Capital Radio, which began broadcasting after it
successfully challenged the ZBC Act.
Some of the prominent stations include Short Wave (SW) Radio based in
London, VOP Radio Africa operating from South Africa and Voice of America’s
Studio 7, which are run by Zimbabwe’s exiled
journalists.(http://www.thezimbabwestandard.com/entertainment/19825-new-radio-broadcasts-from-emirates-.html
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