TV1, the national broadcaster, has the Main News as its flagship program, which runs English bulletins and seven local languages as a brand of national identity.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of viewers: 8 Million
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Chingola, Kabwe
TV2, positions itself as the nation’s entertainer. The 24 hour channel delivers movies, dramas, soaps, comedies, international news and sports as its programming, with Morning Live, the breakfast show, as its flagship show.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of viewers: 8 Million
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Chingola, Kabwe
Muvi TV offers a full program, which consists of information, education, culture and entertainment. Muvi TV informs you about things happening in the world, but at the same time, never neglects events taking place in Zambia. Indeed, their local news is becoming a reference point in life of their viewers.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of viewers: 5.3 Million
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Chingola, Kabwe
Zambia’s most interactive channel sharing & streaming your favourite local content, verified breaking news and everything in between from every part of Zambia & the world.
Key Languages: English and Local Languages
Estimated no. of viewers: 8 Million
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Chingola, Kabwe
Zambia’s Top Lifestyle and Entertainment TV Channel. Broadcasting contemporary lifestyle, entertainment & current affairs programming to the Zambian audience!
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of viewers: 110 000
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Chingola, Kabwe
Channel Broadcasting Company Limited (CBC) is a Zambian owned general entertainment TV Station that provides high quality and engaging local and international content, with millions of viewers daily.
Key Languages: English and Local Languages
Estimated no. of viewers: 8 Million
Digital Presence: Facebook and YouTube
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola, Chingola, Kabwe
Radio 1 serves the function of being a local language broadcaster that embodies and delivers cultural identity through mature content.
Key Languages: Luvale, Kaonde, Nyanja, Lozi, Bemba, Tongo and Lunda
Estimated no. of listeners: 2.1 Million
Estimated no. of listeners: Facebook and Twitter
Key Cities Covered: Nation-wide.
English talk summarises Radio 2’s primary purpose. Mature conversation and interactivity from topics ranging from national awareness days to finance.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of listeners: 920 000
Digital Footprint: Facebook and Twitter
Key Cities Covered: National
The musical arm of the three radio stations. Radio 4 is the passion and heart racing pulse that music is associated with and inspires. The 24 hour channel has an upbeat tempo with a youth appeal.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of listeners: 440 000
Digital Presence: Facebook and Twitter
Key Cities Covered: Along the line-of-rail in major towns such as Lusaka, Kabwe, Copperbelt, Chililabombwe and Livingstone Kasane, Ghanzi, Tsabong, Hukuntsi.
Flava” is urban slang for “taste” and the station mix is tastefully varied but predominantly features hits from way back, including 1970s and 1980s R&B, rock, house, jazz, soul, gospel, raga, kwaito, general African and Zambian music. Flava FM provides daily infotainment consisting 75% Music and 25% talk, predominantly in English although Bemba (a local language) is used to spice up the shows. The station aims to develop the youth with emphasis on promoting good cultural values and play a pivotal role in the reconstruction of the Copperbelt, once the economic hub of Zambia.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of listeners: N/A
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Copperbelt and North-Western Province
Lusaka’s urban entertainment station, whose Contemporary Hit Radio format provides a music mix of House/Dance, Hip Hop, R&B, Pop Rock & the very best Zed Hits!
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of listeners: 350 000
Key Cities Covered: Greater Lusaka Province including Kafue, Mazabuka, Chisamba, Chongwe and Kabwe
Phoenix 89.5 is a broadcast radio station from Lusaka, Zambia providing Public, Romantic and African music.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of listeners: N/A
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, Chingola, Chililabombwe, Kitwe and the rest of the Copperbelt Province
Zambezi FM started broadcasting in the year 2006 and promises to improve our community through providing relevant information, education and entertainment.
Key Languages: English with Local languages
Estimated no. of listeners: 200 000
Key Cities Covered: Livingstone, Kazungula and Zimba in the South and parts of Kalomo, including Vic Falls in Zimbabwe
Developed in 2009, Komboni has the ambition to embrace the largest communities of our society engaging, interacting and sharing with the people about the essential development content, about the issues that affect them, what is happening around them that benefits them.
Key Languages: English with a mix of Nyanja and Bemba
Estimated no. of listeners: 203 000
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Mumbwa, Kabwe, Mazabuka, Chongwe and Kariba
Spice FM.91.1 is an an adult contemporary radio station that plays the best in Zed music, Kalindula, Rhumba, Reggae, Jazz, Blues&Soul, R&B, Oldies, Country, Romance genre, Local and Global News, Advertising and interactive Talk content.
Key Languages: English, Nyanja, Bemba and Tonga
Estimated no. of listeners: N/A
Key Cities Covered: Kabwe, Lusaka and Copperbelt
RCV is an independent radio station in Zambia, established by Christian Vision (CV) in 1994. Their programming delivers biblical content geared towards enabling all members of the family become mature Christians who live and share their faith daily.
Key Languages: English and Local Languages
Estimated no. of listeners: 510 000
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Livingstone, Kitwe, Solwezi, Mongu, Chipata, Kasama and Copperbelt
Zambia’s premier radio station is the first choice for quality information, entertainment, and education for the people of Zambia.
Key Languages: English
Estimated no. of listeners: 4.8 Million
Key Cities Covered: Lusaka, Copperbelt, Central Province, Kafue, Mazabuka, Chisamba, Chongwe
