SECTOR 3 struggling with financial resources. During this period they continued covering the DC, the party that was in power at the time. As mentioned in the previous indicator, whatever government comes into power tends to exert a great deal of influence and pressure on the state media. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.5 (2010 = 1.8; 2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a) 3.8 The state/public broadcaster is technically accessible in the entire country. Lesotho does not have a signal distribution company so it relies on a South African company called Sentech, to provide technical expertise on signal coverage. Sentech provides technical information on signal coverage and the Lesotho government maps out the extent of coverage and carries out improvements when necessary. During winter, when parts of the Lesotho highlands are covered with snow, the signal is poor, so the government has planted a transmitter in Mokhotlong for wider reach. Depending on the topography, radio and television coverage is approximately 80%. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER LESOTHO 2012 45