Namibia their country. SCORES: Individual scores: 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 2 Average score: 2.8 2.5 (2005 = 2.9) Community broadcasting enjoys special promotion given its potential to broaden access by poor and rural communities. ANALYSIS: Although the NCC stipulates that community radio stations should enjoy special support, this has never been put into practice except for the fact that NCC licence fees for community broadcasters are considerably lower than those for commercial broadcasters. The NCC does not protect community broadcasting by specifying the role and number, for example, of community radio stations. Apart from Live FM in Rehoboth, there are no community radio stations outside Windhoek which serve poor and rural communities in Namibia. Live FM provides more of a social role than that of a community forum, as it mainly broadcasts music, religious programming, advertisements and community announcements. There are attempts to maintain the Namibian Community Radio Network (NCRN), which is being co-ordinated by MISA Namibia and which is the only organisation providing support, training and networking for community radio stations. The NCRN, based at MISA Namibia, has been beset by sustainability and capacity issues. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting has been pushing for community radio stations and the government is currently doing a study about setting up such ventures. The government’s interest African Media Barometer - Namibia 2007 17