Malawi
Nation, Weekend Nation and Nation on Sunday. The printrun averages 15,000 for the daily and 30,000 for the
weekenders.
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Jamieson Publications, another family-owned company,
publishes the weekly Chronicle with a circulation of 5,000.

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The weekly Courier is owned by proxies of the Democratic
Progressive Party and has a circulation of 3,000.

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The Guardian is owned by the State President’s daughter
and has a circulation of around 5,000.

The average cover price for a daily is Malawi kwacha 60 – the price
of a loaf of bread or a pint of milk.
Broadcasting
Radio
Malawi has two state owned radio stations – MBC Radio 1 (general
public) and MBC Radio 2 (commercial). The stations have a 90 per
cent national coverage.
In addition to these, the country has four private stations – Capital
Radio FM, Power Radio FM, both with 60 - 70 percent national coverage; Joy Radio FM with 10 per cent coverage and Zodiak Radio FM
(coverage not determined, station set up in 2005).
There are three community radio licencees, namely MIJ Radio FM,
Dzimwe Community Radio and Nkhotakota Community Radio.
There is also a growing number of religious radio stations, namely
Radio Maria, Radio Alinafe, Radio Tigawane (all Catholic Church);
Radio Islam; Calvary Radio (Calvary Family Church); Channel for All
Nations (Assemblies of God); Africa Bible College Radio and Trans12

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