SECTOR 2 Title of publication Language Frequency of publication Circulation** Ownership Times of Zambia* English Daily 9000 Government Zambia Daily Mail* English Daily 8500 Government Sunday Times of Zambia* English Weekly 16000 Government Sunday Mail* English Weekly 13000 Government The Post*/ Saturday Post English Daily 47 000 Privately owned Sunday Post* English Weekly 47 000 Privately owned Monitor & Digest English Weekly 2000 Privately owned Weekly Guardian English Weekly 5000 Privately owned The New Vision* English Weekly 6000 Privately owned * These newspapers are distributed in all major towns and provincial centres. ** In the absence of an Audit Bureau of Circulation, the circulation figures could not be verified. Print magazines include The Bulletin and Record, a monthly magazine reaching 15 000 readers, which focuses on lifestyle and economic issues. Another new magazine – Flip Magazine – contains cartoons, satire and some investigative articles. A panellist described the project as one that is trying to challenge the status quo but it is being “killed by the system”. Radio Over 6010 radio stations exist in Zambia, and radio “reaches every corner of the country”. It is the most accessible information medium, and according to Afrimap, “87 percent of households in Zambia own one or more radio sets (94 percent in urban, 84 percent in rural areas) … with 88 percent of respondents (according to a survey) listening every day or having listened over the last seven days.”11 It is estimated that at least 1612 community radio stations broadcast alongside the public broadcaster and other private stations. Technology has helped to enhance the reach of radio broadcasters significantly. With the use of mobile phones (as well as the ability to use solar energy for charging mobile phones), access to radio has increased dramatically. Panellists noted that the challenge for the media is to diversify its content. The state0-run broadcaster, ZNBC, has three radio stations: ZNBC 1 (multi-lingual), ZNBC 2 (English), and ZNBC 4 (English). 10 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services and Mr Gillies C Kasongo, senior programme officer (Media development & ICTs), PSAf and chairman, MLC 11 OSI (2010) 12 https://en.unesco.org/radioict/countries/zambia) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2013 29