The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH) needs about US$9 million to replace obsolete signal transmission equipment to effect countrywide reception of its radio and television signals. The Minister of Media, Information, and Publicity Webster Shamu, said ZBH planned to revive its transmitters for both radio and television by Shamu told Parliament on 29 July 2009 during an oral question and answer session that the equipment in place had outlived its lifespan and needs to be replaced at costs of US$4 million and US$5 million for the radio and television networks respectively.
“The transmitters have been operating for the past 34 years instead of eight years. Consequently transmission will be affected. Almost all the transmitters in the country have outlived their lifespan and need to be revamped,” he said.
Zimbabweans living along the countrys border areas currently survive on television and radio stations in Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique or Zambia due to poor signal transmission by ZBH.
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