SECTOR 2 Broadcasting Geographical coverage of radio transmissions has reached an estimated 70 per cent while television coverage is close to 60 per cent. This coverage is projected to grow to 95 per cent for radio and 80 percent for TV once an expansion project being undertaken by the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency becomes fully operational. Radio Ethiopia, which is state-owned, operates a National Service and regional stations. State-owned Ethiopian Television (ETV) runs a national and some regional TV channels. There are a number of FM stations in the capital Addis Ababa and regional states, only three of them - Zami, Sheger and Afro FM - privately owned. Radio Fana, a radio station affiliated with the ruling party, has around six FM stations outside the capital and also transmits on medium wave. The number of community based radios now stands at nine, broadcasting between nine and twelve hours per day. There is no private TV station as yet. The public, however, is increasingly tuning in to free-on-air satellite TV station Arabsat. Subscription services are rare in the country. Internet With only 360 000 internet users (Internetworldstats June 2009), mainly in cities and major towns, penetration is still very low in Ethiopia. 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: 2.7 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ETHIOPIA 2010 27