AudioNow announced on February 27, 2013 a dozen radio stations in Kenya, the U.S. and England where U.S. audiences can receive live coverage of the March 4th presidential elections, by phone.
AudioNow, the nation's leading radio-by-phone platform, has partnered with leading broadcasters such as BBC Swahili, Capital FM, and Jambo Boston Radio to bring breaking news and pre-election updates and analysis directly to the Kenyan diaspora in both Swahili and English.
BBC World Service leads a week of special programming with "Kenya Decides," featuring issues of top concern to Kenyans on the eve of the election –such as the crisis of youth unemployment -- from reporters in key centers in the country, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri and Garissa. Reporting will be in English, Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Somali and French. For coverage, in English, dial712.432.6580.
BBC Swahili is also available on the platform. Says BBC Africa Editor, Solomon Mugera, "In addition to news coverage, the BBC's weekly debate, Sema Kenya, remains the only forum where Kenyans freely and frankly debate major election issues in their own national language, Kiswahili." For BBC Swahili, listeners can dial: 213.493.0310.
For those seeking updates from a Kenya-based station, callers can access Capital FM, by dialing 832.999.1984. Capital will offer live 24 hour broadcasts from the Bomas tallying center on election day, and will focus heavily on grassroots reactions to the day's events, with comparisons to the aftermath of the 2007 elections.
Since autumn of 2012, Jambo Boston Radio has reached "hundreds if not thousands of Kenyans in North America and beyond," because of AudioNow's call-to-listen service, says Station Owner James Nganga. Jambo Boston Radio will also stream live 24 hours through the upcoming elections, with a team of reporters in Kenya, and interviews with local analysts. To listen to Jambo Boston Radio's content, dial 213.992.4233
For a complete list of AudioNow partners covering the elections, please refer to the list below:
With 1,000 broadcast partners airing in over 50 languages around the world, AudioNow is devoted to open media access across all mobile platforms, ensuring that technology is not a prohibiting factor in citizens receiving news. For this reason, the AudioNow service comes at no extra charge to the caller. There are no fees accrued to the listener, beyond minutes on mobile voice plans.
For more info. about AudioNow please contact Rebecca Walker at 202.621.2223 or rebecca.walker@audionow.com
AudioNow, the nation's leading radio-by-phone platform, has partnered with leading broadcasters such as BBC Swahili, Capital FM, and Jambo Boston Radio to bring breaking news and pre-election updates and analysis directly to the Kenyan diaspora in both Swahili and English.
BBC World Service leads a week of special programming with "Kenya Decides," featuring issues of top concern to Kenyans on the eve of the election –such as the crisis of youth unemployment -- from reporters in key centers in the country, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri and Garissa. Reporting will be in English, Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Somali and French. For coverage, in English, dial712.432.6580.
BBC Swahili is also available on the platform. Says BBC Africa Editor, Solomon Mugera, "In addition to news coverage, the BBC's weekly debate, Sema Kenya, remains the only forum where Kenyans freely and frankly debate major election issues in their own national language, Kiswahili." For BBC Swahili, listeners can dial: 213.493.0310.
For those seeking updates from a Kenya-based station, callers can access Capital FM, by dialing 832.999.1984. Capital will offer live 24 hour broadcasts from the Bomas tallying center on election day, and will focus heavily on grassroots reactions to the day's events, with comparisons to the aftermath of the 2007 elections.
Since autumn of 2012, Jambo Boston Radio has reached "hundreds if not thousands of Kenyans in North America and beyond," because of AudioNow's call-to-listen service, says Station Owner James Nganga. Jambo Boston Radio will also stream live 24 hours through the upcoming elections, with a team of reporters in Kenya, and interviews with local analysts. To listen to Jambo Boston Radio's content, dial 213.992.4233
For a complete list of AudioNow partners covering the elections, please refer to the list below:
- BBC Swahili 213.493.0310
- Capital FM Kenya 832.999.1984
- Chamge FM 213.992.4317
- Egesa FM 213.992.4316
- Hot96 FM 213.992.4318
- Inooro FM 213.992.4312
- Jambo Boston Radio 213.992.4233
- Kass FM 213.493.0160
- Mulembe FM 213.992.4315
- Musyi FM 213.992.4314
- Radio Citizen 213.992.4311
- Ramogi FM 213.992.4313
- RFI Kiswahili 832.225.5393
- VOA Swahili 213.493.0181
- West FM Kenya 213.493.0195
With 1,000 broadcast partners airing in over 50 languages around the world, AudioNow is devoted to open media access across all mobile platforms, ensuring that technology is not a prohibiting factor in citizens receiving news. For this reason, the AudioNow service comes at no extra charge to the caller. There are no fees accrued to the listener, beyond minutes on mobile voice plans.
For more info. about AudioNow please contact Rebecca Walker at 202.621.2223 or rebecca.walker@audionow.com
