Radio Islam Station is an Islamic religious radio station in Malawi covering Islamic issues, health issues, developmental issues, agriculture, wild life issues, general news, just to mention a few.
Radio Islam was established on 16th November, 2001. Its broadcasting studio is in Agason building along milward road,Limbe in the Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre.Radio Islam covers over 90 percent of Malawi on Frequency Modulation FM band spread across the Nation in the following sites,Mpingwe-Blantyre, Zomba, Monkebay-Mangochi, Namwera-Mangochi,Nambande-Mangochi, Dedza, Lilongwe, Dowa, Mzuzu,Jenda-Mzimba,Mchinji,Salima, Karonga,Khotakota and Lower Shire-Thyolo. Each of these transmitters have RF output power of one Kilowatt that bears the signal relayed across the country through microwave links and streaming.
Radio Islam broadcasts 90% of its programs in Chichewa (a language of the Bantu language family widely spoken in south-central Africa).and other programs are in English, Yao, Urdu, Tumbuka, and Portuguese.
The web site is presented in English language
Objectives
To help spread the true teachings of Islam in Malawi and provide a forum for dialogue and learning Islam ,which will bring in a desirable public awareness of Islamic values.
To foster the country economic, social, educational, spiritual and moral development.
To enhance unity among Malawians despite their regional or religious back grounds.
To instill a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere among and within societies by promoting the spirit of tolerance and understanding.
To enlighten the public that lslam is the way of life by contributing to decisions that impact on the daily lives of the Muslim and non Muslim communities in the country and abroad.
