Funding for Independent community radio stations has dried up, and they are losing their editorial and financial independence as the government offers money to repair equipment and to pay salaries. The take-over is already happening in some areas, and will have an impact on coverage of the October elections.
There are about 140 community radio stations in district capitals and they can be heard up to 70 km away from the capitals, according to the Community Information Support Centre (Centro de Apoio a Informacao e Comunicacao Comunitaria - CAICC). Transmission is in local languages and Portuguese and they have built a large audience and have become an importance source of information outside the provincial capitals.
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