Progress continues on Trans World Radio’s new broadcasting facility in Benin, West Africa. TWR received the title deed for the land, and a commissioning service of the Nautel transmitter is scheduled this month. TWR missionaries and other workers have been working to prepare for initial transmissions, which are scheduled to begin early this year.
Despite many challenges along the way, including health concerns for missionaries and delays in receiving needed equipment, much has been accomplished to ready the site for broadcasting. Recent updates included installing the air conditioning, changing out guy-wires and installing two generators, among many other duties. Still needed is preparing the system to transfer radio programmes, which is being worked on in the coming weeks.
(Source: Mission Network News/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)