Christian radio to reach remote areas of Kenya

International Gospel network Trans World Radio (TWR) has recently been awarded seven frequencies to broadcast on FM in the outlying areas of Kenya. The new frequencies will cover many remote towns in northern and eastern parts of the country where there is currently no Christian broadcasting.

TWR-Kenya currently produces over 32 different programme titles with over 60 hours of programming weekly. Every week 133 programmes are dispatched on CD from their office to 10 FM radio stations in Kenya and to the TWR-Africa Regional Office in South Africa for broadcast on short wave to East Africa from the Swaziland transmitter site.

TWR is seeking to establish a network of FM radio stations which will reduce the overall cost of broadcasting in Kenya. Programmes can then be produced to meet the specific needs of people groups across the country. Many of the towns covered by the new frequencies are home to refugees who have fled the war-torn parts of East Africa.

In order to preserve the frequencies, temporary transmitters and antennae have been set up at Garissa, Lodwar and Marsabit while TWR seeks to establish new radio stations.