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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: World Radio Day: 30 years of democracy, where are we as a radio community and where is radio going next?
Description: As we celebrate #WorldRadioDay2025, we wanted to have a discussion on licensing of radio stations and how do we create pathways for the growth of the industry. Radio has played a very historical role in enhancing our democracy. Looking back, do we have a good story to tell? According to Icasa, there are 209 community broadcasting licences, 35 low power sound licences, 27 commercial and 15 public broadcasting licences that have been issued. We can’t shy away from the challenges facing community radio stations from financial management, over prescription of licensing requirements from ICASA, restricted access to commercial market and many others...