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

List Of FM Radio Stations In Volta 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	VOLTA STAR RADIO (GBC)	91.3 MHz	HO	PUBLIC
2	VOLTA STAR RELAY (GBC)	91.1 MHz	AMEDZOFE	PUBLIC
3	VOLTA STAR RELAY (GBC)	97.7 MHz	AKATSI	PUBLIC
4	VOLTA PREMIER FM	98.1 MHz	HTU, HO	CAMPUS
5	LORLORNYO FM	93.3 MHz	HOHOE	COMMERCIAL
6	VICTORY FM	96.1 MHz	AFLAO	COMMERCIAL
7	SHINE FM	96.9 MHz	AKATSI	COMMERCIAL
8	HOLY FM	98.5 MHz	AFLAO	COMMERCIAL
9	LIGHT FM	101.1 MHz	DENU	COMMERCIAL
10	DELA RADIO	105.7 MHz	ADIDOME	COMMUNITY
11	JUBILEE RADIO	106.9 MHz	KETA	COMMERCIAL
12	RADIO HERITAGE	107.3 MHz	HOHOE	COMMUNITY
13	DENYIGBA RADIO	104.7 MHz	DZODZE	COMMERCIAL
14	JAYDEE FM	99.9 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
15	KALEAWO FM	107.3 MHz	AKATSI	COMMERCIAL
16	HO FM	92.5 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
17	KUUL FM	103.5 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
18	KEKELI RADIO	102.9 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
19	TOSH FM	103.9 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
20	FAFAA RADIO	100.3 MHz	DZODZE	COMMERCIAL
21	DZIGBORDI FM	87.7 MHz	DZODZE	COMMUNITY
22	STAR FM	95.1 MHz	HOHOE	COMMERCIAL
23	SELA RADIO	97.1 MHz	DABALA	COMMERCIAL
24	LUKUSI RADIO	96.1 MHz	GOLOKUATI	COMMERCIAL
25	LOOK FM	98.5 MHz	KPEVE	COMMERCIAL
26	FREEDOM FM	88.1 MHz	SOGAKOPE	COMMERCIAL
27	AGBOO FM	92.9 MHz	DZODZE	COMMERCIAL
28	KLENAM FM	101.5 MHz	AVEYIME-BATTOR	COMMERCIAL
29	GLOBAL FM	105.1 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
30	A AROND	106.1 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
31	SWISS FM	93.7 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
32	REVIVAL FM	99.3 MHz	TADZEWU	COMMERCIAL
33	ADANU RADIO	107.7 MHz	ADAKLU-WAYA	COMMUNITY
34	AKPINI RADIO	96.7 MHz	KPANDO	COMMERCIAL
35	SOUTHWORLD TECH.	91.7 MHz	ADAKLU-WAYA	COMMERCIAL
36	AMENUVEVE FM	105.3 MHz	AFLAO	COMMERCIAL
37	WEST FM	97.5 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
38	ULTRA FM LTD	94.1 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
39	DZIGBORDI FM	100.7 MHz	DZODZE	COMMERCIAL
40	MATADOR MULTIMEDIA	95.7 MHz	HOHOE	COMMERCIAL
41	KINGDOM FM	105.9 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL
42	NYATEFE FM	94.5 MHz	DZODZE	COMMERCIAL
43	KOFAMA SERVICES LTD	88.9 MHz	KETA	COMMERCIAL
44	FLOW FM	102.3 MHz	AFLAO	COMMERCIAL
45	AVL HOLDINGS GHANA LTD	90.7 MHz	HO	COMMERCIAL