Ethiopia Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide - Infoasaid

24Radio Fana - www.fanabc.comThe Radio Fana Share Company is a commercial broadcaster which operates twolarge radio stations. It is closely linked to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s rulingEPRDF party.Radio Fana broadcasts general programming to much of Ethiopia from AddisAbaba on Short and Medium Wave.It claims to reach a potential audience of 30 million people within 1,000 km radius ofthe capital.Fana FM (see separate listing below), broadcasts to mainly urban audiences inAddis Ababa and seven other cities across Ethiopia.Radio Fana broadcasts 18 hours per day in Amharic, Oromo, Somali and Afar inrotating time slots.The station has a strong focus on news and current affairs.Its Ethiopika Link entertainment programme is popular amongst youth. It deals withmusic, films, celebrity gossip and matters of the heart.Phone-in programmes account for around 10% of Radio Fana’s output.The station shares common programming with its FM stable mate from 17.00 to20.00 in the evening.Contacts?Marketing and Sales DepartmentTel: +251 11 552 0442Email: fanabc@fanabc.comFana FM - www.fanabc.comFana FM is Radio Fana Share Company’s urban music and entertainment stationbased in Addis Ababa.It claims to reach 10 million people in eight cities across Ethiopia.Fana FM broadcasts mainly in Amharic, but the station has programming variants inother languages for its regional services.Established in 2007, the station broadcasts for 18 hours per day from 06.00 tomidnight.