Written by Charles Gbollie
Saturday, 22 May 2010
The Management of Star Radio has announced the re-activation of its shortwave service in the Country.
The entity’s Station Manager James Morlu d disclosed the institution has begun test transmitting on its shortwave service.
Mr. Morlu did not state the length of coverage of the new shortwave service, but said it creates a medium to interact with more listeners.
Accoridng to him, the frequency of the shorwave is 4.025 MHz and can be caught within the 75-meters band.
He believes as the country strives towards its recovery process, it was prudent to have a viable information dissemination channel like the shortwave.
Mr. Morlu assured Star Radio will continue to institute programs reflective of the cultural diversity of the country.
The Star Radio Station Manager spoke when the UN Refugee Agency, the UNCHR symbolically transferred assets to several of its partners in Liberia including Star Radio.
(STAR Radio/Alokesh Gupta via Facebook)
no mention yet of broadcast hours, but I will post them as they become available.
Gayle Van Horn