Radio Simba
| Frequencies |
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|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language | Luganda |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Africa FM Limited[1] |
| History | |
First air date | 15 June 1998 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Radio Simba is a private commercial radio station broadcasting to central Uganda in the Luganda language, with transmitters in Kampala and Mubende.
History
[edit | edit source]Radio Simba began broadcasting on 15 June 1998, with its first broadcast being the Germany–United States match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup; Simba's match commentaries drew considerable listener attention to the new outlet, as did its style of commentary.[2] The station was founded by Aga Sekalala Jr and Isaac Mulindwa Jr, as well as Gordon Wavamunno.[2] It provided competition primarily to CBS FM Buganda, which had begun broadcasting two years prior.[3]
In 2004, the Uganda Broadcasting Council, the national broadcasting regulator, fined Radio Simba for airing a talk show featuring gay men, with its chair calling the programme "contrary to public morality and ... not in compliance with the existing law".[4]
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