List of FM radio stations in Northen region of Ghana authorised by the National Communications Authority (NCA).

List Of FM Radio Stations In Northern Region

OVERVIEW OF FM RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN GHANA: Section 2 of the Electronic Communications Act, 2008, Act 775 mandates that the National Communications Authority;

• “shall regulate the radio spectrum designated or allocated for use by broadcasting organisations and providers of broadcasting services”;

• “… determine technical and other standards and issue guidelines for the operation of broadcasting organisations …”

• “… may adopt policies to cater for rural communities and for this purpose may waive fees wholly or in part for the grant of a frequency authorisation”.

The Broadcasting service is a communication service in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public. The sound broadcasting service involves the broadcasting of sound which may be accompanied by associated text/data.

Sound broadcasting is currently deployed in Ghana using analogue transmission techniques: Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Frequency Modulation (FM). Over the last two decades, AM sound broadcasting has faded, leaving FM radio as the only form of sound broadcasting in Ghana.

FM radio broadcasting stations are classified for the purpose of regulatory administration of the service towards the attainment of efficient use of frequency. The following is the classification of FM radio broadcasting stations in Ghana.

(1) Classification by Purpose:

a) Public – all stations owned and operated by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and/or any other station established by the Government of Ghana by a statutory enactment.

b) Public Foreign – stations established by Foreign Governments through diplomatic arrangements to rebroadcast/relay content from foreign countries e.g. BBC, RFI, VoA.

c) Commercial – those that are privately owned and operated for profit and controlled privately by independent commercial groups or individuals.

d) Community - a non-profit broadcasting service provided for a specific marginalised community by a radio or television station whose ownership and management are representative of the community for which the service is provided.

e) Campus – a station operated within the ambit of educational institutions

(2) Coverage classification:

a) Maximum coverage radius is 45km for Commercial and Public Foreign FM radio broadcasting

stations.

b) Maximum coverage radius for Community and Campus FM radio broadcasting stations is 5km. In cases where the definition of the community and the terrain require a variation, the Authority shall make extensions to the coverage area but this shall not exceed 25km in any case.

c) There is no coverage limitation on the Public FM radio broadcasting stations.

d) The signal strength at the periphery of the coverage circle/contour with the authorised radius shall not exceed 54 dB(µV/m). This does not mean the station cannot be heard beyond the circle/contour, because the ITU Recommendation BS.412-9 gives a field strength requirement of 34 dBμV/m for ‘acceptable’ service. The Geneva 1984 Agreement governing Sound Broadcasting services in the frequency band 87.5 – 108 MHz sets the field strength of 54 dB(V/m) as the threshold for coordination of the FM radio broadcasting service in the frequency band.

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(3) Location classification:

a) Urban Type 1: - For the major metropolitan assemblies e.g. Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi.

b) Urban Type 2: For the other metropolitan cities that are not as economically viable as the above cities such as Tamale and Cape Coast, as well as the other regional capitals such as Koforidua, Sekondi, Ho, Bolgatanga, Sunyani, and Wa.

c) Sub-Urban Type 1: For the capital of some municipal assemblies and some major towns, e.g. Tarkwa, Oda, Berekum etc.

d) Sub-Urban Type 2: For locations that have moderate economic activity and moderate population, including some district capitals such as Bibiani, Sefwi Bekwai, Somanya etc.

e) Rural: - The rest of the country.

S/N	NAME OF STATION	ASSIGNED FREQUENCY	LOCATION (TOWN/CITY)	TYPE
1	RADIO SAVANNAH (GBC)	91.3 MHz	TAMALE	PUBLIC
2	RADIO SAVANNAH RELAY (GBC)	89.5 MHz	BIMBILA	PUBLIC
3	RADIO SAVANNAH RELAY (GBC)	92.9 MHz	YENDI	PUBLIC
4	NORTH STAR FM	92.1 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
5	DIAMOND FM	93.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
6	RADIO JUSTICE	98.5 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
7	RADIO SIMILI	95.3 MHz	TOLON/KUMBUNGU	COMMUNITY
8	BISHARA RADIO	97.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
9	RADIO GAAKII	88.3 MHz	SABOBA	COMMUNITY
10	MIGHTY FM	90.5 MHz	SAVELUGU	COMMERCIAL
11	ZAA RADIO	99.3 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
12	DAY BREAK FM	95.7 MHz	SABOBA	COMMUNITY
13	TAWASUL COMMUNITY RADIO	95.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMUNITY
14	KESMI FM	107.1 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
15	ABC RADIO	100.9 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
16	NEESIM FM	100.1 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
17	SARAGO LTD	102.5 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
18	RIDGE FM	104.9 MHz	TTU, TAMALE	CAMPUS
19	S & S COMMUNICATION LTD	94.1 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
20	SUHUPIELLI FM	103.3 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
21	123 FM	99.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
22	ANGEL FM	96.9 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
23	RADIO TAMALE	91.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
24	ASASE FM LTD	91.7 MHz	KPANDAI	COMMUNITY
25	RADIO AMANA	96.3 MHz	TAMALE	COMMUNITY
26	MAZE FM LTD	102.1 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
27	GBANGU FM	97.3 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
28	EVOLUTIION MULTIMEDIA LTD	101.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
29	RADIO GRIN	94.7 MHz	UDS, NYANKPALA	CAMPUS
30	KPANDAI STAR RADIO	107.3 MHz	KPANDAI	COMMUNITY
31	I-ZAR CONSULT LTD	89.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
32	SWEET LOVERS FM	102.1 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
33	TRENDY ICON LTD	106.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
34	MAGYK GROUP CO. LTD	101.9 MHz	SALAGA	COMMERCIAL
35	KADMAY VENTURES LTD	98.7 MHz	KARAGA	COMMERCIAL
36	DASUMA RADIO LTD	99.1 MHz	YENDI	COMMERCIAL
37	ADUKROM MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS LTD	105.7 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
38	IMAX MEDIA LTD	104.3 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL
39	BEAD AND SONS CO. LTD	99.9 MHz	BIMBILLA	COMMERCIAL
40	OI FM LTD	106.1 MHz	SAVELUGU	COMMERCIAL
41	RANKS CO. LTD	91.9 MHz	BIMBILLA	COMMERCIAL
42	GANORMA MULTIMEDIA LTD	93.3 MHz	TAMALE	COMMERCIAL