Paconet Media PLC, a privately held company registered in Addis Ababa, has been awarded an FM Broadcasting licence from the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority this week for the frequency 105.3 FM to broadcast in the city and its surroundings. The station will be operating under the brand name of “Afro 105.3 FM”.
The station will be broadcasting mainly in English to the vast international community as well as the English speaking population of Addis Ababa. As it is well known, Addis Ababa is home to the African Union as well as home to the largest diplomatic community outside New York with over 100 diplomatic missions present in the city.
Paconet Media will cater to this specific group as well as the new and emerging foreign investors and Diaspora. The station will be an “Infotainment” station with a mix of news (Both local and international), music and talk that we feel will be a gateway between the International community and Ethiopians.
Paconet Media has begun the process of sourcing equipment and man power to start service within the next three months.
(Source: Waltainfo.com)
on Apr 28th, 2009 at 06:59
This is abig step for Ethiopian Media. BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!
on Aug 21st, 2009 at 08:11
thats great news for ethiopian diasporas and foriegner community living in our land.
God bless ethopia
on Dec 3rd, 2009 at 06:48
it is really ineresting to have such an intertaining and upto date media. thank you all.
on Dec 25th, 2009 at 23:10
hi i like afro FM station b/c it is the only English station from Ethiopia wow i am proud of it
on Feb 4th, 2010 at 14:40
this station wake me up every day with great energetic.please programmer keep it up…….
on Feb 5th, 2010 at 00:21
Afro FM now has a live audio stereo stream available from it’s website at http://afro105fm.com/105.3_Afro_FM/Listen_Live.html.
Programming observed is mostly in English, but a news bulletin in French was noted at 1030-1045 UTC on 2 February.