Factsheet: What is the state of radio broadcasting in Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe joined the international community in celebrating World Radio Day on 13 February 2024 under the theme “Radio: A century of informing, entertaining and educating.” Zimbabwe has a three-tier radio system of national, commercial and community radio stations.

ZimFact shares this factsheet with details on the radio stations operating in the southern African country.

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)

The state broadcasting corporation runs six stations made up of four national and two provincial stations which operate in Bulawayo and Gweru respectively.

Station	Broadcast Area	Frequency
Classic263 FM	National	90.0 MHz
Radio Zimbabwe FM	National	96.0 MHz
Power FM	National	99.6 MHz
National FM	National	102.8 MHz
Khulumani FM	Bulawayo	95.0 MHz
Central Radio FM	Gweru	95.8 MHz

National Commercial Radio Stations

Star FM and ZiFM are Zimbabwe’s privately owned national commercial radio stations.

Station	Broadcast Area	Frequency
ZiFM	National	106.4 MHz
Star FM	National	89.7 MHz

Local Commercial Radio Stations

Eight local commercial radio stations have been licenced to broadcast in seven of Zimbabwe’s 10 provinces. Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central and Matabeleland South do not currently have licenced community radio stations.

Name of Station	Broadcast Area	Frequency
Capitalk FM	Harare	100.4 MHz
Diamond FM	Mutare	103.8 MHz
Hevoi FM	Masvingo	100.2 MHz
Ya FM	Zvishavane	91.8 MHz
98.4FM	Gweru	98.4 MHz
Skyz Metro FM	Bulawayo	100.3 MHz
Breeze FM	Victoria Falls	91.2 MHz
Platinum FM	Mashonaland West	102.3 MHz

Community radio

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has licensed 14 community radio stations.

Station	Broadcast Area	FM Frequency
Kasambabezi FM	Kariba, Mapongola	99.3 MHz
Ntepe-Manama	Manama, Legion	97.0 MHz
Radio Bukalanga	Empandeni, Plumtree, Ndolwane	100.9 MHz
Nyangani FM	Nyanga (Rukotso, Susamoya)	99.5 MHz
Madziwa FM	Shamva	91.4 MHz
Lyeja FM	Hwange, Victoria Falls	107.3MHz
Twasumpuka FM	Binga, Kamativi, Siabuwa	99.7MHz
Bayethe FM	Mangwe, Brunapeg, Maphisa	107.6 MHz
Avuxeni FM	Chikombedzi, Chiredzi, Rutenga, Mahenye, Malipati	Chikombedzi 97.3 MHz Chiredzi 93.9 MHz Rutenga 104.3 MHz Malipati 90.7 MHz
Chimanimani FM	Chimanimani, Gwendingwe, Rusitu	100 MHz
Lotsha FM	Beitbridge, Shashi	90.1 MHz
Ndau FM	Mahenye (Garawa)	96.0 MHz
Vemuganga FM	Chipinge, Checheche, Chibuwe	106.8 MHz
Ingqanga FM	Mbembesi	N/A

Campus radio stations

Seven tertiary institutions have licences to broadcast within, and around their campuses.

Campus Radio Stations

Name of Station	Broadcast Area	Frequency
Pachikomo FM	University of Zimbabwe	98.6 MHz
Harare Polytechnic	Harare Polytechnic	88.6 MHz
NUST Campus Radio	Bulawayo	101.1 MHz
Great Zimbabwe University	Masvingo	Mashava 100.4 MHz Chiredzi 90.0 MHz Masvingo 89.5 MHz
Lupane State University	Lupane	97.8MHz
Midlands State University	Gweru, Zvishavane	Gweru 101.7 MHz Zvishavane 90.3MHz
Chinhoyi University of Technology	Chinhoyi	105.8 MHz