Category: World
Service
Date: 02.07.2004
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Swahili speaking audiences across East and Central Africa
can participate in a week of special programming to be broadcast live
from the heart of Nairobi.
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For five days from Monday 5 July 91Èȱ¬ Swahili reporters
will be in the markets, schools and streets of Tanzania, Uganda and
Kenya meeting some of the 18.5 million listeners who tune into 91Èȱ¬ Swahili
every week.
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Tido Mhando, Head of 91Èȱ¬ Swahili, said: "We want
to thank the listeners who have made 91Èȱ¬ Swahili the most popular international
radio station in the region. The whole week is for and about our listeners.
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"91Èȱ¬ Swahili producers and regional reporters will
tour Nakuru, Kisumu, Mombasa and Arusha to meet listeners face-to-face
and give them the opportunity to share stories about their everyday
lives and the issues concerning them.
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"We also want to know their thoughts on 91Èȱ¬ Swahili
output and whether it serves their needs.
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"It will be an exciting and engaging week and an
opportunity for 91Èȱ¬ Swahili to really connect and get to know its audience."
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Presenter Hafsa Mossi will coordinate
all interactive discussions from a studio in Nairobi.
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Subjects could range from the Swahili language to the
notorious Matatus transport.
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Listeners can take part by telephone: 227 4790, 229
110 or 250 744; by email: eastafricabureau@bbc.co.uk
or by fax: 214435.
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The programmes can be heard at 0600 East African Standard
Time (EAT); 1300 EAT; 1830 EAT; and 2045 EAT on Radio Free Africa and
Radio One.
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Swahili speakers can also follow the event on bbcswahili.com.
The site is now 30% wider and the additional space organised more efficiently.
It loads much more quickly and appears in a new eye-catching colour
scheme.
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bbcswahili.com will have pictures and profiles of all
the producers on the tour and the cities they will be visiting.
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bbcswahili.com will also summarise the key discussions
of the day.
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Notes to Editors
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Radio Frequencies
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Radio Free Africa and Radio One
Amka: 06:00 - 06:30
Dira ya Dunia: 18:30 - 19:30
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Radio Free Africa
89.0 MHz in Arusha, 89.8 MHz in Mwanza, 88.2 MHz in
Shinyanga, 88.8 MHz in Mbeya
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Radio One
89.5 MHz in Dar es Salaam, 95.3 MHz in Arusha, 100.8
MHz in Dodoma, 102.5 MHz in Mwanza; and on medium wave 1440 AM and 1323
AM
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91Èȱ¬ Swahili brings accurate and up-to-date information
to listeners in East and Central Africa.
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For text and audio, go to bbcswahili.com.
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91Èȱ¬ World Service broadcasts programmes around the
world in 43 languages and is available on radio and online.
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It has a global audience of 146 million listeners.
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91Èȱ¬ World Service is available globally on FM in more
than 139 capital cities.
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Selected programmes are carried on around 2,000 FM and
MW radio stations around the world.
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bbcworldservice.com receives around 280 million page
impressions every month.
