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The following is a story from The Namibian newspaper of August 8, which
might be of interest to list members. Rehoboth is a small town about 90km
south of the capital Windhoek. It is the ancestoral seat of the Rehoboth
Basters, a small ethnic group with a strong cultural identity and history.
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Rehoboth to get own TV
station later this year

CHRISTOF MALETSKY

REHOBOTH is set to make history when it becomes the first town in Namibia
to have a community-based television station towards the end of the year.
Chairperson of the Namibia Communications Commission Barney Barnes
yesterday confirmed that the licence had been granted last month already.
Everything is set for the TV station to go on the air.
According to a source close to the owner the television station, which had
its first test broadcast in the middle of last year, they plan to start
broadcasting at the beginning of November.
Broadcasting will be in Afrikaans and only subscribers will receive the
transmission as it will operate with a decoder.
Owner, Wilhelm Willie Brodmann, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
It is believed that he is in Windhoek finalising arrangements.
A source said Brodmann was already in contact with the South African
Broadcasting Corporation over acquiring films.
Major advertisers from within Namibia are also believed to be showing interest.
Apart from the licence granted to the television station, a couple of other
stations were given the green light to expand their broadcasts.
Barnes said Radio Antenna Namibia had received the go-ahead to broadcast
Radio 99 in Oshakati, Otjiwarongo, Oranjemund and Luderitz.
Others granted licences were Dawn Link - to broadcast CNN in Windhoek, and
Media for Christ's Channel Seven to broadcast at Keetmanshoop, Mariental,
Gobabis, Outjo, Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein, Omaruru and Rehoboth. - The
Namibian

David Lush
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Private Bag 13386
Windhoek, Namibia
Tel. +264 61 232975, Fax. 248016
e-mail: dlush@ingrid.misa.org.na