Radio Simba
Frequency
  • 97.3 MHz (Kampala)
  • 92.1 MHz (Mubende)
Programming
Language(s)Luganda
Ownership
OwnerAfrica FM Limited[1]
History
First air date
15 June 1998 (1998-06-15)
Links
Websitewww.radiosimba.ug

Radio Simba is a private commercial radio station broadcasting to central Uganda in the Luganda language, with transmitters in Kampala and Mubende.

History

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]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Authorised Broadcasters as of 31st December 2020" (PDF). Uganda Communications Commission. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Zziwa, Hassan Badru (2016-07-11). "Radio Simba: How 1998 World Cup laid groundwork for station". The Observer. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ↑ Kalyegira, Timothy (2013-12-31). "20 years of FM radio stations in Uganda". African Centre for Media Excellence. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Fine for Ugandan radio gay show". BBC News. 2004-10-03. Retrieved 2022-03-28.

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