Editing Telecommunications in Zimbabwe (section)

== Radio ==

Zimbabwe has [[List of radio stations in Zimbabwe| 37 local radio stations]]. From the six that broadcast nationwide from the [[Harare| capital]], four are state owned.

There are 10 provincial radio stations and 2 of those are state controlled. Out of the country’s 10 administrative provinces, Midlands province has 3 provincial radio stations followed by Bulawayo province with 2. [[Matabeleland South]], [[Mashonaland East]] and [[Mashonaland Central]] provinces do not have dedicated provincial radio stations, although the Bulawayo based [[Skyz Metro FM]] stretched its signal to reach greater parts of Matabeleland South province.

There are 14 community radio stations across the country and are mostly in rural and remote areas. The number of community radio stations is expected to grow as per government announcement.

There are 7 campus radio stations for the country’s national tertiary institutions.

Two independent stations, [[ZiFM Stereo]] and [[Star FM Zimbabwe|Star FM]] were launched in 2012 and both broadcast nationally. 2016 saw the launch of 8 regional, private owned radio stations and in 2018, ZBC launched 2 more provincial stations, [[Khulumani FM]] in [[Bulawayo]] and [[95.8 Central Radio]] in [[Gweru]]. The government went on to authorize licensing of community radio stations and campus radio stations in 2021.

As of 2013, Zimbabwean authorities have required all radio owners to obtain a "listening licence" from the state.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21829815|title=Why are Zimbabwe police seizing radios?|last=Hungwe|first=Brian|date=2013-03-26|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref>