BBC launches new FM station in Cameroon

Edited by Ndien Eric

The station was inaugurated recently and will broadcast wide ranging programmes in English, French
and Hausa

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will celebrate the launch of its new 24 hours a day, seven
days a week BBC 94.4 FM station in Garoua with a special day of programming called Cameroon Day today,
18 April.

The new FM station will broadcast BBC programmes in English, French and Hausa to the city of Garoua and
the surrounding areas.

Programmes to be broadcasted on the Garoua FM station will include discussions around important issues
affecting the country such as migration, tourism, politics and culture as well as audience debates,
interviews with high profile Cameroonians, and music.

This station will extend the BBC’s already strong presence on FM in Cameroon to four- BBC 98.4 FM in
Yaounde, 95.7 FM in Bamenda, and 101.3 FM in Douala. Audiences can also listen to BBC programmes through FM partner station Real Time Music (RTM) on 106 FM in Yaounde and Douala.

Ruxandra Obreja, Controller of Business Development, BBC World Service, said: “The new BBC 94.4 FM is the
fourth BBC FM relay in Cameroon. It is wonderful that we can reach a wider audience on FM quality across the
country. I hope listeners will enjoy our programmes in English, French and Hausa and especially those on
Cameroon Day. As part of the activities leading up to Cameroon day, we are also pleased to announce that the
BBC will be conducting a special training course in broadcast journalism for media professionals in Cameroon.”