Radio West is an FM radio station based in

Western Region, Uganda The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions of Uganda, regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was . Subregions As of 2010, the western Region contained four Political Subregions, F ...

. It is based in

Mbarara Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, ...

with four additional repeaters. The station is owned by the

Vision Group The Vision Group of Companies, commonly known as the Vision Group, is a multimedia conglomerate in Uganda. It publishes the New Vision (newspaper), an English-language daily newspaper that appears in print form and online, as well as other n ...

. Radio West's audio stream is available on cable service Azam TV, further expanding Radio West's coverage to Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, and Tanzania.

History

Radio West began broadcasting on 10 April 1999 under the ownership of

James R Tumusiime James Rwehabura Tumusiime is a Ugandan author, journalist, and entrepreneur. He was born in 1950 in Rugando in Mbarara District. He is mostly known for spearheading the founding of ''The New Vision'' in 1986, Fountain Publishers in 1988, the Na ...

; it was acquired by the Vision Group in 2008. Radio West, along with TV West and the '' Orumuri News'' newspaper, moved into new custom-built offices in Mbarara in 2015. In 2019, the station was tied for second in audience reach, with 4 percent of the audience. The station has been criticized for its pro-government editorial stance.

Notable former presenters

Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi alias Etaara is a Ugandan politician, teacher, and journalist. He is the mayor of Mbarara City, One of the largest cities in South Western Uganda. Background and education At a tender age, his parents migrated to the c ...

, current mayor of Mbarara

References

{{Kampala Radio Radio stations in Uganda New Vision Group Radio stations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Uganda