Text of report by Radio France Internationale (RFI) website on 19 November
On Wednesday [16 November], RFI began transmitting in south Sudan on FM, on 90.4. Broadcasting began with programmes in English and in French and broadcasts in Arabic are due to begin at the end of the week. This follows a broadcasting agreement with the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS).
RFI’s Khartoum correspondent, Stephane Aubouard, is based in Juba for the launch where he’s leading training workshops for journalists from south Sudan for the next two weeks. The French ambassador to Sudan, Patrick Nicoloso, was present in Juba on Thursday to open a new embassy office.
All of RFI’s English-language broadcasts will be aired on 90.4 FM in Southern Sudan, starting with the 0400 UTC morning programme, through to the evening programmes at 1600 and 1700 UTC.
(Source: Radio France Internationale website, Paris, in English 19 Nov 09 via BBC Monitoring)
