Radio Zimbabwe

Radio Zimbabwe, formerly Radio 2, is a Zimbabwean radio station[1] that broadcasts in 2 widely spoken indigenous Zimbabwean languages, Ndebele and Shona and is owned by the country's national broadcaster.[2]

Radio Zimbabwe
Broadcast areaZimbabwe on FM, worldwide online
Frequency96.3 MHz in Bulawayo, Various Nationwide
SloganNhepfenyuro Yevanhu / Umsakazo Wabantu
Programming
Language(s)Ndebele and Shona
FormatMusic, Talk
Ownership
OwnerZBC
Sister stationsKhulumani FM, Power FM, 95.8 Central Radio, Classic 263, National FM
Links
Websitewww.radiozim.co.zw

It broadcasts talk shows, news, sports updates, cultural shows, health, music chat shows,[3] and politics among other things. It also broadcasts live sports events as well as national events. It was once the largest in Zimbabwe by listenership,[4] and the most accessible in the remote areas of the country.[5] The station is known for playing mostly Zimbabwean traditional music and a mix of African music.[6]

Until 2000, Radio Zimbabwe was a state-sanctioned monopoly.[7] During the state broadcaster's policy changes in 2002 under the former information minister Jonathan Moyo, a number of broadcasters left the station and some left the country. The likes of Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda, Eric 'The General' Knight, Brenda Moyo and the late Pina Mwemba were forced to leave the station.[8]

The station's slogan is Nepfenyuro Yevanhu (Shona) / Umsakazo Wabantu (Ndebele), which translate to The People's Broadcaster.

References
  1. EBU Review: Radio and television programmes, administration, law, Volume 31, Administrative Office of the European Broadcasting Union, 1980, page 62
  2. "Govt Pledges to Licence More Radio". ZBC. February 13, 2019.
  3. "Rev Chivaviro wins Radio Zim top 50". ZBC. January 1, 2019.
  4. "Radio Zim, POTRAZ descend on Southlea Park". ZBC. December 16, 2018.
  5. Zimbabwe: A Survey, African Minds, 2009, page 10
  6. Mano, Winston (30 June 2016). "Renegotiating Tradition on Radio Zimbabwe". Media, Culture & Society. 26 (3): 315–336. doi:10.1177/0163443704041176.
  7. Censorship, Index on (2018-06-18). "Project Exile: Zimbabwean broadcaster grapples with post-Mugabe era". Index on Censorship. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  8. "Legendary broadcaster turned nurse Brenda Moyo on life after ZBC". Nehanda Radio. January 27, 2020.

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