South Sudan Radio
This radio network is directly controlled by the government of South Sudan.
It operates Radio Juba as a national station, broadcasting on Medium Wave.
South Sudan Radio operates separate regional medium wave radio stations in Wau, Bentiu and Malakal.
Radio Juba
Radio Juba started broadcasting on FM in 2011 following the delivery of new equipment and it is the flagship station of the South Sudan Radio network.
It broadcasts on FM and Medium Wave in English, Arabic and Simple Arabic.
Radio Juba can be heard within a 400 km radius of the capital on Medium Wave.
Radio Juba is on air for eight hours per day from 06.45 to 10.00 in the morning and again from 15.45 to 21.20 in the evening.
A 15 minute news bulletin is broadcast in English, Arabic and Simple Arabic in the evening and is repeated the following morning.
Tel: +211 122 130 883
Radio Wau
This radio station can be heard on Medium Wave and FM up to 100 km from Wau, the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal state, depending on weather conditions.
It broadcasts for two hours per day, mostly in Arabic. News bulletins are broadcast in both Arabic and English. Some programmes are broadcast in Dinka, Jur and Balanda
The station is owned by the government of South Sudan, but is managed by the Western Bahr el Ghazal state government.
Tel: +211 915 178 160/+211 955 141 491
Radio Malakal
This station is run by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry in Upper Nile state.
Its Medium Wave broadcasts can be heard within 100 km radius of Malakal, the state capital. It also broadcasts on FM.
Radio Malakal broadcasts for five hours per day, mostly in Arabic.
English is used for newscasts and special programmes.
The station also broadcasts in Dinka, Nuer and Shilluk. 22
Tel: +211 908 650 447
Radio Rumbek
This station broadcasts on 98.0 FM from Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State, northwest of Juba. It is owned by the Lakes State Government.
The radio broadcasts on Medium Wave and FM and can be heard within 130 km radius of Rumbek.
It broadcasts in English, Juba Arabic, Dinka, Thokrel and Gurdey.
English is mostly used for newscasts and civic education programmes.
The station’s extensive use of Dinka makes it popular with local people.
Tel: +211 914 875 183
The Voice of Eastern Equatoria State
The radio station is owned by the Eastern Equatoria State government and opened in 2008.
This radio station broadcasts on 97.5 FM from Torit, the capital of Eastern Equatoria State, southeast of Juba.
The station’s main transmitter in Torit has a range of 30 to 50 km radius.
The station broadcasts mostly in Acholi and Latuka. Langi, Madi and Toposa are also used.
News bulletins are in English and Juba Arabic.
Tel: +211 922 197 811 /+249 955 207 980
Bentiu FM
This radio station broadcasts on 99.0 FM and 558 Khz Medium Wave from Bentiu, the capital of Unity State, north of Juba.
Most of its output is in Nuer, but English and Arabic are used for news bulletins.
The FM broadcasts can be heard within a radius of 60-100km from Bentiu town, but the station can be heard on Medium Wave in most of Unity State.
Bentiu FM mainly broadcasts educational programmes targeting local communities
Tel: +211 927 919 061 /+211 909 565 481
Radio Kwajok
This station broadcasts on 99.0 FM from Kwajok the capital of Warrap State.
It can be heard within a radius of about 200 km, reaching some parts of Unity, Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Lakes states.
Radio Kwajok broadcasts mainly in Dinka and Bongo.
English is used for news bulletins, announcements and some programmes.
Tel: +211 906 863 141
Yambio 90.0 FM
This radio station was set up by the government of Western Equatoria State in 2009.
It broadcasts on 90.0 FM.
Tel: +211 91319 5865 +211 95555 1115 +211 47720 1296
Radio Jonglei 95.9 FM
This radio station in Bor was launched in April 2010 and broadcasts on 95.9 FM. In the capital of Jonglei State, is a joint venture between the Jonglei State government and Sudan Christian Ministries, a local church group.
Jonglei State government has a controlling 70% stake in the radio station. The churches have 30%
Radio Jonglei says it aims to foster peace and unity among the six main tribes in Jonglei State by broadcasting to them in their own languages.
Most programming is in Arabic and English, but the station also broadcasts in Dinka, Nuer and Anyuak
Radio Jonglei’s programming is largely focused on education.
It relays Voice of America (VOA) news every day at 19:30 and broadcasts a local news programme at 21.00
Tel: + 211 955 120 395
Radio Miraya
Radio Miraya is the UN radio station in South Sudan set up in 2006 by the United Nations Mission (UNMIS) in Sudan in partnership with the Swiss-based Fondation Hirondelle.
It has a wider geographic reach than any other FM radio station in the country.
It broadcasts from Juba on 101.0 FM through a network of 26 relay stations linked by satellite.
The station also broadcasts on 9940 Khz Short Wave.
Tel: +211 914 709 754
Bakhita FM
This station broadcasts on 91.0 FM in Juba. The station can be heard within 110 km radius of Juba.
The main languages used are English, Arabic and Juba Arabic.
It also broadcasts in Bari, Madi and Acholi.
Bakhita was set up in 2006 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba. It was the first Catholic radio station to go on air in South Sudan
It is on air from 07.00 until 22.00 with a short afternoon break.
Bakhita’s output includes: discussion forums, news bulletins and programmes about peace building, civic education, health, youth and women’s issues.
Tel: + 211 955 155 854 /+211 121 90 5961
Radio Emmanuel
Radio Emmanuel broadcasts on 89.0 FM from Torit, the capital of Equatoria State, near the Ugandan border. It is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Torit. The station opened in 2009.
The station has a 2000 watt transmitter on a 72 metre mast.
This normally pushes the signal as far as Kapoeta, 120 km to the east, Ikotos, 80 km to the south in the Matong Mountains and Lafon, 90 km to the north.
Radio Emmanuel broadcasts for 10.5 hours per day in English, Juba Arabic, Lotuho, Didinga, Pari, Madi, Toposa and Acholi.
It runs discussion programmes on civic education, family, youth and cultural issues and the reintegration of demobilised soldiers and returning civilians who were displaced by the civil war.
The station is on air for eight hours per day from 07.00 to 12.30 in the morning and again from 16.00 to 21.00 in the evening.
Tel: +211 917 530 803 /+211 925 006 661 /+211 955 062 993 /+211 955 033 021
Saut al Mahabba (Voice of Love)
Saut al Mahabba broadcasts on 93.6 FM from Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile State, on the river Nile.
Its 2000 watt transmitter has a range of about 65 km.
The station broadcasts for seven hours per day, mainly in Arabic and English. It also plays songs in Dinka, Nuer and Shilluk.
It is on air for seven hours per day from 09.00 to 12.00 in the morning and again from 16.00 to 20.00 in the evening.
Tel: +211 923 970 984
Radio Good News
Radio Good News broadcasts on 89.0 FM from Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State, northwest of Juba. It began broadcasting in January 2010.
The station has a 2500 watt transmitter, mounted on a 60-metre mast.
This enables Radio Good News to be heard within 150 km radius of the town.
It claims to reach a potential audience of over one million.
The station broadcasts for nine hours per day in Dinka and English. There are also some programmes in Jur Beli and Arabic.
Radio Good News is on air from Monday to Friday 06.30 to 10.30 during school term time, when it broadcasts educational programmes in the morning, and between 06.30 to 08.30 during school holidays and Saturdays.
The station goes on air again from 17.30 to 22.30 at night.
There is a two-hour discussion programme every day at 18.00.
Tel: +211 955 249 914 /+211 922 506 827 /+211 913 05 19 31
Radio Easter
Radio Easter broadcasts on 94.0 FM from Yei, a town in Central Equatoria State near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The station was launched by the Catholic Diocese of Yei in January 2010.
Its 1000 watt transmitter, mounted on a 60-metre high mast pushes the signal as far as Kajo Keji on the river Nile, 110 km to the east.
Radio Easter broadcasts for 6.5 hours per day in English, Arabic and Bari. It is on air from 07.30 to 12.00 in the morning and again from 17.00 to 19.00 at night.
Tel: +211 055 025 483
Radio Don Bosco
Radio Don Bosco broadcasts on 91.0 FM from the town of Tonj in Warrap State, northwest of Juba.
It transmits for 7.5 hours per day in English, Arabic, Dinka, Bongo and Jur.
Radio Don Bosco went on air for the first time in February 2010.
It is on air from 06.30 to 10.00 in the morning and again from 17.00 to 21.00 in the evening.
Its 2000 watt transmitter, mounted on a 60-metre high mast, has a range of about 140 km.
Tel: + 211 911 578 248/+211 912 007 371
Voice of Peace – Gidel
Radio Voice of Peace is located at Gidel, a remote location in the Nuba Mountains in Southern Kordofan State.
Voice of Peace is operated by the Catholic Radio Network (CRN).
It broadcasts for five hours per day on 107.9 FM in English, the local dialect of Arabic, Tira and Otoro.
The radio station is on air between 08.00 and 11.00 in the morning and again from 17.00 to 19.00 at night.
Voice of Peace has a 300 watt solar-powered transmitter mounted on a 30-metre mast which allows its signal to be heard by communities up to 30 km away in the same valley.
In 2011, a relay transmitter was installed on a nearby hill-top. This has extended the radio station’s range to 50 km radius.
Tel: +8821643331381
Radio Voice of Hope
Radio Voice of Hope broadcasts from Wau, the capital of Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State and was established in October 2011.
It is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wau and forms part of the Catholic Radio Network (CRN).
The station broadcasts on 98.65 FM and can be heard within 90 km of Wau.
Tel: +211913 703 683
Radio Anisa
Radio Anisa is based in Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State that was established in December 2011
Its signal can be heard clearly within 100 km of the town and more faintly as far away as Ezo (160 Km) and Tombura Town (180 km).
It broadcasts on 92.0 FM for eight hours a day in English, Zande, Arabic and other local languages.
Radio Anisa is on air for a few hours in the morning and again in the evening.
Tel: +211 956 079 442 /+211 914 836 199
Sudan Radio Service (SRS)
SRS FM broadcasts round the clock on 98.6 FM from spacious and well-equipped studios on the outskirts of Juba. SRS FM went on air in July 2010 and broadcasts in English and Juba Arabic.
The station has a 2000 watt transmitter in Juba which covers most of Central Equatoria State. It can be heard as far away as Yei and Nimule, 150 km to the south and sometimes in Torit, 150 km to the east.
There are news bulletins at 08.00, 13.00 and 17.00.
It aims to provide its listeners with the knowledge and tools needed to participate more fully in peace-making, reconciliation and development.
Programming focuses on news and current affairs, civic education, health, agriculture, animal husbandry and business issues. There is also music and entertainment.
Tel: +211 922 486 981/+211 916975526
Nhomlaau FM
This station is based in Malualkon, a small town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.
The station’s name means “Freedom” in Dinka. It broadcasts in English, Arabic and Dinka.
The radio station, established and run with support from Internews, reaches a potential audience of more than 300,000 people.
It can be heard in the state capital Aweil, about 80 km to the west.
Tel: +211 911 594 523
Naath FM
This station is based in Leer county, an oil-producing area of Unity State, north of Juba.
Naath FM was established with support from Internews in 2009. It has a 250 watt transmitter.
The station broadcasts in English, Arabic and Nuer.
Tel: +211 906 239 835
Naath FM
A second Internews-supported community radio station called Naath FM opened in Nasir, a town on the Sobat river near the Ethiopian border in Upper Nile state, in September 2011.
The station is on air for 10 hours per day. It reaches audiences within 100 km radius of Nasir.
Tel: +211 908 587 540
Mayardit FM
Mayardit FM is based in Turalei in Warrap State, near the border with Sudan’s South Kordofan state.
Mayardit FM was established with support from Internews. It first went on air in March 2010.
The station broadcasts in English, Arabic and Dinka
Tel: +249 916 672 048
Liberty 89.0 FM
Liberty FM is a private radio station based in Juba that was set up in 2005 by British businessman Gordon Bell and Peter Yata, a former Mayor of Juba, through a company called Juba Information Outreach.
It also operates a subsidiary station in Yei, a town near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 150 km to the southwest.
Liberty FM’s 1200 watt transmitter in Juba covers an area of 80 km radius.
Liberty FM broadcasts from Juba in English, Juba Arabic and Bari.
From Yei, it broadcasts in English, Kakwa, Kiswahili, Luganda and Arabic. English is the main language for news bulletins.
Liberty FM carries a mix of music and talk programmes, covering topics such as health, business, sport, women’s issues and religion. There is a daily afternoon phone-in programme.
The station also rebroadcasts programmes of the BBC World Service and the Voice of America (VOA).
Tel: +211 955 214 686
Capital FM
Capital FM was the first private radio station to go on air in Southern Sudan. It was opened in Juba in 2005 by a local businessman, Chaplain Solomon Lui.
This music and entertainment station broadcasts programmes round the clock on 100.0 FM.
It broadcasts exclusively in English and Juba Arabic and can be heard within a 30 km radius of the city.
The radio is particularly popular among youth with a passion for music and other forms of entertainment. It does not carry any news bulletins.
Tel: +211 477 104 004/+211 126 553 056
Voice of the People (VOP)
This private FM broadcasts from Juba in English and Arabic on 97.0 FM.
It was launched in 2010 and claims to cover a 360 km radius around the capital.
Tel: +211 955 414 931/+211 915 515 974
Radio Jonubna
This private radio station in Juba broadcasts music and entertainment programming in English and Juba Arabic on 100.0 FM.
Jonubna broadcasts 24 hours per day and can be heard within 80 km radius of Juba.
Tel: +211 955 332 103 /+211 929 279 301
Grace FM
Grace FM broadcasts on 95.1 FM in Kajo Keji in Central Equatoria State. The town is situated near the river Nile, close to the Ugandan border.
The radio station was launched in 2008 by Youth Vision Development, a local youth organisation, with assistance from the Danish Refugee Council.
It broadcasts programmes on food security, water and sanitation, education, health democracy, good governance and religion.
The station uses English and several local languages in its broadcasts.
Tel: +249 924167488/+ 249 128 125 362 /+ 211 955 219 207 /+ 211 477 199 820
Spirit FM
Spirit FM is a private radio station based in Yei, southwest of Juba near the DRC border.
It broadcasts on 99.9 FM and covers a radius of 60 km around Yei.
The station has a strong Christian religious element to its programming.
Spirit FM broadcasts mainly in English and Juba Arabic. Local languages such as Madi, Kuku and Kakwa are also used.
Tel: +211 477 100 445
Ngun Kata FM
This Christian evangelical radio station is based in Kaya in the extreme south of Southern Sudan, close to the point where the borders of Sudan, Uganda and DRC meet.
It broadcasts in English, Juba Arabic, Madi and Kakwa.
Nehemiah Trumpet Call (NTC)
This is a Christian evangelical radio station broadcasting from the village of Morongole, near Nimule, on the Ugandan border.
NTC broadcasts on 97.3 FM from a 350 watt transmitter mast situated on the hill just above Nimule town. However, the studio is in Morongole, a village just off the main road to Juba, about 35 km to the north.
The station can be heard easily within 60 km radius of Nimule.
NTC normally broadcasts from 06.30 to 22.00 in English, Juba Arabic, Ma’di, the most widely spoken local language in the Nimule area, and Acholi.
Its programming consists mainly of music and religious programmes. The station also carries a daily discussion programme on social and community issues with a phone-in every afternoon.
People in the Nimule area also listen to FM stations broadcasting from Uganda.
Tel: +211 955 619 072 /+211 903 809 414 /+211 756 102 271
Radio Peace
Radio Peace broadcasts Christian evangelist programming on short wave frequencies 4750 khz and 5895 khz from transmitters at an undisclosed location in South Sudan.
It is on air for six hours per day in English, Dinka, Nuer, Arabic and Juba Arabic.
The station is run by the US-based Christian evangelist organisation Global Endeavor www.globalendeavor.org and is managed from Nairobi, Kenya.
It works in partnership with the Nairobi-based Association of Christian Resource Organisations Serving Sudan (ACROSS)
Voice of America (VOA)
Voice of America (VOA), the external broadcasting service of the US government, broadcasts to Sudan and South Sudan on Short Wave in English and Arabic.
From Monday to Friday VOA broadcasts a daily 30-minute English language news magazine programme called “Sudan in Focus.”
This is aimed primarily at listeners in South Sudan.
The programme goes out live at 19.30 in the evening on 9675, 12015 and 13825 Khz Short Wave.
It is also relayed on FM and Medium Wave by several partner radio stations in South Sudan.