Lusaka-based Radio Phoenix was the first privately own radio station to be established in 1996 to offer rebellious views at the height of Zambia’s political transformation.
Radio Phoenix owner Errol Hickey has announced that he is retiring from running the country’s oldest private radio station. He said he is therefore looking for a buyer to take over the station. Hickey said the past 13 years had been full of irritation.
Though he did not give reasons for his resolution to leave the media next year he admitted that he has been frustrated by constant threats on his station by government. Asked if he will be willing to sell the station to government, Hickey said “there is strong prospect that I could say no”.
He did not disclose how much he wants for the station and was not forthcoming on the value of the station. Hickey also appealed to journalists to form an association that can help the media when threatened.
He said the existing media associations have failed to defend journalists and also to fight for Freedom of Information law. Radio Phoenix was established in 1996 and has 52 workers.
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Radio Phoenix owner Errol Hickey has announced that he is retiring from running the country’s oldest private radio station. He said he is therefore looking for a buyer to take over the station. Hickey said the past 13 years had been full of irritation.
Though he did not give reasons for his resolution to leave the media next year he admitted that he has been frustrated by constant threats on his station by government. Asked if he will be willing to sell the station to government, Hickey said “there is strong prospect that I could say no”.
He did not disclose how much he wants for the station and was not forthcoming on the value of the station. Hickey also appealed to journalists to form an association that can help the media when threatened.
He said the existing media associations have failed to defend journalists and also to fight for Freedom of Information law. Radio Phoenix was established in 1996 and has 52 workers.
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