On a positive note, in 2008 private radio stations Duma FM, GabzFM and YaronaFM were awarded licences for national coverage by the National Broadcasting Board. Be-mobile, a mobile subsidiary of Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, was also granted a licence. At the end of 2008, the following newspapers and magazines were in operation: Newspaper Publisher Circulation Distribution Frequency Botswana Gazette News Company Botswana (PTY) Ltd 23,000 National Once a week Botswana Guardian CBET 19,000 National Once a week Daily News Department of Information Services, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology 65,000 National Daily Echo Echo Property Limited 15,000 National Once a week Economic Express Brainpower Enterprises 8,000 National Independent Informer Isa Consulting (PTY) Ltd 5,000 National Midweek Sun CBET National Once a week The Mirror The Mirror (PTY) Ltd 15,000 National Once a week Mmegi Dikgang Publishing Company Friday 22,4000 Tue-Thur 11,000 National Daily Monitor Dikgang Publishing Company 16,000 National Once a week Ngami Times Printing Ngami Times & Publishing Co. 10,000 (PTY) Ltd National Once a week Sunday Standard Tsodilo Services (PTY) Ltd 17,000 National Once a week Sunday Tribune Bukinemo Enterprising 8,000 National Once a week Tswana Times Tsolohi Communications 5,000 National Fortnightly The Voice The Francistowner 29,400 National Once a week Although Botswana media continues to grow, some observers are of the opinion that media diversity in the country is highly compromised. In his analysis of the local media landscape, So This Is Democracy? 2008 -18- Media Institute of Southern Africa