Morobo County administration is making preparations to install a community radio station in collaboration with a German development partner.
Morobo County Commissioner Moses Simon Soro announced on Tuesday that the community radio station operating on frequency modulation will be located in Morobo Youth Centre Ð county pressman Data Moses told CRN via e-mail.Mr Soro said as a community radio the new FM station will function as the mouth piece of the community with the mandate to disseminate information on issues that are of public interest ant to enhance good governance in the county.
He added that listeners will get involved in the decision making processes to develop the county.
Morobo’s German development partner GIZ will pay two staff and other running costs for one year before handing the station over to the community and county administration.
A reliable source from GIZ said the radio equipment has already arrived and the building to house the station will be finished soon.
Next Monday, journalists charged to run the radio programs start a three-week training.