Eye Radio

Eye Radio produces detailed objective news and information, programs with content related to civic education, health, agriculture, and other important issues, as well as music, sports and entertainment. Eye Media, the parent company to Eye Radio, also provides opportunities for journalism training to the people of South Sudan. Eye Radio 98.6 FM brodcasts with a 2,000-watt transmitter, covering most of Central Equatoria and portions of Eastern and Western Equatoria. It went on the air in June 2010 and is now on 24 hours per day from its studios in Korok, Juba, With the name change in August, 2012, Eye Radio has launched new programming initiatives, including a comprehensive morning program "The Dawn" that includes national, African and other international news, in addition to locally produced audio features, market reports, traffic, health and safety tips, local proverbs, interviews and call-ins. Eye Radio is also developing a stringer network to provide reports from around the country and not just Juba, to truly be "Your Eye on South Sudan, 100% South Sudanese." Eye Radio is currently planning to build 9 repeater stations plus several "translator" or "gap filler" stations to increase its coverage to South Sudan's main population centers with a presence in each state. It is also planning a new evening program to compliment the morning show. Eye Radio's vision is to develop into a self-sustaining independent radio station, serving the whole of the Republic of South Sudan and surrounding territories. Eye Radio began as a project of Education Development Center (EDC), an international NGO based in the US, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). SRS's first broadcast was on July 30, 2003, with initial one hour-long shortwave broadcasts, consisting of news summaries and music. Today, Eye Radio is managed as a partnership between Internews and Eye Media. Internews is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.