Category: World
Service
Date: 20.01.2005
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Listeners on Zanzibar and Pemba can now hear Â鶹Éç World Service programmes
for the first time on FM.Ìý
Â鶹Éç 94.1 FM in Zanzibar and Â鶹Éç 93.5 FM in Pemba are now broadcasting
programmes in Swahili and English 24 hours a day thanks to an agreement
with state broadcaster Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar.Ìý
The Â鶹Éç programmes in Swahili include: Amka Na Â鶹ÉçÌýwhich
isÌýthe daily morning news programme; Dira ya DuniaÌýtakes
a topical look at what's happening across the world; and Leo
AfrikaÌýisÌýthe evening programme focusing on African news events
and stories.Ìý
Â鶹Éç World Service also broadcasts programmes in English specifically
for Africa.
Network Africa sets the day's agenda with a popular
mix of news, sport, features and music.
Focus on Africa is a daily round-up of news and analysis
from around the continent and Africa Live!Ìý provides
the interactive format for the continent to connect.Ìý
For sports fans, Fast Track includes unrivalled news
and features on African sport.
Artbeat covers African artistic and cultural developments.
African Perspective takes an in-depth look at important
issues in the continent and African Performance showcases
the work of African playwrights.
There is also special coverage of events such as Fespaco, the African
film festival, and the African Cup of Nations.Ìý
Tido Mhando, Head of the Â鶹Éç Swahili service, said: "The Â鶹Éç has
been broadcasting in Swahili on short wave to Zanzibar since 1957 and
in English to both Zanzibar and Pemba for longer.Ìý
"We have a strong following which is why I am delighted that Â鶹Éç
programmes can now be heard in perfect FM sound quality.ÌýÌý
"Â鶹Éç SwahiliÌýwill improve its programme schedules in April further
expanding choice for listeners and increasing the flow of information."
In addition to broadcasts on Â鶹Éç 94.1 FM in Zanzibar and Â鶹Éç 93.5
FM in Pemba, Â鶹Éç programmes in Swahili can currently be heard in Zanzibar
and Pemba on Radio Free Africa and Radio One on medium wave.Ìý
Both stations broadcast Amka at 6.00am and Dira ya Dunia at 6.30pm
local time.
Starting on 1 April 2005 Â鶹Éç Swahili will revamp its programme schedule
(all times are local):Ìý
Amka changes from two half-hour daily editions to one 90-minute edition
starting at 6.00am;Ìý
Dira ya Dunia increases by 15 minutes to 60 minutes starting at 6.30pm,
and Leo Afrika increases by 15 minutes to 30 minutes and will start
15 minutes later at 9.00pm;
Â鶹Éç Swahili has also added four five-minute news bulletins to accompany
the daily news bulletin which is already being broadcast at 1.00pm;
The additional news bulletins will be broadcast at 9.00am, 11.00am,
3.00pm and 5.00pm.Ìý
Radio Free Africa also broadcasts on 89.0 FM in Arusha, 89.8 FM in
Mwanza, 88.2 FM in Shinyanga and 88.8 FM in Mbeya.
Radio One also broadcasts on 89.5 FM in Dar es Salaam, 95.3 FM in Arusha,
100.8 FM in Dodoma, 102.5 FM in Mwanza; and on medium wave 1440 AM and
1323 AM.
Notes to Editors
Â鶹Éç Swahili brings accurate and up-to-date information to listeners
in East and Central Africa with news and current affairs, sports, entertainment
and features, seven days a week.
For text and audio, go to bbcswahili.com.
Â鶹Éç World Service broadcasts programmes around the world in 43 languages
and is available on radio and online.
It has a global audience of 146 million listeners and is available
globally on short wave; on FM in 140 capital cities; and selected programmes
are carried on around 2,000 FM and MW radio stations around the world.Ìý
The Â鶹Éç World Service websites receive around 280 million page impressions
every month.
Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar (Sauti ya Tanzania Zanzibar) has two transmitting
stations that can be heard all over Zanzibar, in some parts of the Tanzania
mainland and as far as north as Mombasa, Kenya.
