SECTOR 3 3.8 The state/public broadcaster accessible in the entire country. is technically Analysis: According to the NBC, its radio services reach 89.36 per cent of the population, while NBC TV is accessible to 61.9 per cent of the population.19 This falls short of projections in the Ministry of Finance’s Medium Term Expenditure Framework for 2009/10, which stated that the goal for the population to have access to radio for this period was 98 per cent and for television, 70 per cent. As mentioned under indicator 2.1, not all the radio services broadcast by the NBC are available throughout the country, Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator. 3 Country meets many aspects of indicator but progress may be too recent to judge. 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has been doing so over time. Average score: 3.6 (2005 = 3.9; 2007 = 3.9) 3.9 The state/public broadcaster offers diverse programming for all interests. Analysis: NBC TV and radio stations do cater for a number of different groups in Namibian society, through specific programming for farmers, sports fans and young people, for example. The broadcaster does make an effort to be inclusive of people with disabilities by catering to deaf viewers through sign language interpreters during news and current affairs broadcasts. 19 NBC Corporate Profile 2008 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2009 51