Zambia's community radio stations have been identified as an important source of information for rural communities across the vast country, APA learnt here Tuesday.
To enhance their operations, therefore, the country's ministry of information and broadcasting has announced that it would soon set up a fund to assist more local communities establish the radio stations in their areas, said the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Emmanuel Nyirenda.
He added that the government had been prompted to make the move because it had seen the operational problems most of the radio stations faced during their operations.
This government announcement is a major shift from the previous tight control and stringent requirements the government had insisted on before allowing a community radio station to begin operating.
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Apr 15 2008, 10:26 PM
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