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Radio
It is from Chikuni Mission that the radio station operates on 91.8
FM and covers a radius of 60 Kilometres. It broadcasts to all the 21
out-stations in Chikuni Parish and beyond, with an estimated potential
audience of 250,000(low estimate). The station also reaches four other
parishes, Monze, Mazabuka and Choma towns.
The place could be seen from afar, thanks to its 69 meters guyed mast,
accommodating radio’s FM antennas.
In a ground-breaking move, with the help from Jesuit Missions and many
other organisations, Chikuni Praish, has raised over £100,000
to set up and operate the first Radio Station run by the Batonga people
for the Batonga people: a true community effort in a wider sense of
the word. With the first transmission in October 1999, the majority
of the programmes are in the local Chitonga language and are aired
at times that are most suited to the people. They are aimed at the
subsistence farmers that make out a living in the dry and desolated
land that is their ancestral home.
Everyone is encouraged to submit programme ideas and is invited to
participate in the broadcasts as much as possible. To ensure that this
is possible, each of Chikuni 21 centres has their “News Gatherers”.
Their role is not just to gather important news but also to give detailed
and constructive feed back on programmes, content and style, and to
identify people in their areas that might take a more active role in
the station. Filling the information vacuum, the topics covered by
the programmes are agriculture, health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, education
culture, justice, family, women, youth, profiles of local talents,
local issues and events. The radio has become a neutral forum where
people are able to openly discuss taboos: property grabbing, sexual
abuse of young girls, witch hunts and so on.
Big part in radio activities plays support for the local music artists,
as music is the traditional medium of passing on wisdom. Other important
projects of the radio are: Radio School (Taonga Market), Tonga Concert
and Tape Production.
The radio is an example how people can find for themselves an answer
to the real problems that they face in their lives. Radio is changing
lives, developing minds and bringing people together in an environment
based on their own needs in their own terms.
Thank you to all for making it possible!
Quick Rate Chart
To obtain information, arrange or place a commercial, message or sponsor a programme, please contact us at the Radio Station.
Zain 0979 050299 or MTN 0965 050299 or +260 213 255708.
1. Air time for Commercial Spots
Up to 60 seconds - K 20,000
Production of a spot - K 20,000
2. Air time for Sponsored Programmes
= 15 minutes (recorder at the radio) - K 260,000
Airtime K160,000 |
Transport for field recording - K 100,000
Field Recording - K 100, 000
= Drama 30 minutes - K300,000
Production - K150,000 |
3. Air time for Pre-recorded Programmes
= 10 minutes - K100,000
= 15 minutes - K 160,000
= 30 minutes - K 320,000
4. Business / Commercial Annoucements
Up to 60 seconds:
Outside institutions - K20,000
Chikuni Parish institutions - K10,000
5. Local Community Announcements, Greetings, Funerals.
Up to 60 seconds - K 1,000
6. Copying of programmes to CD
(only programmes produced by Chikuni Radio)K50,000 /CD
Air time sales conditions
1. A contract of sales will only be entered into upon availability of air time.2. A commercial/public announcement or programme will be transmitted upon making payments in cash or bank certified cheque.
3. A long term contract discounts could be discussed.
4. The Radio management reserves the right to withdraw a programme/commercial containing offensive material to a group or person or contradicting human & Christian values.
5. The Radio does not air any political advertisements.
Chart Effective from 1st January 2010
Bank Details are given on request.
