Jonglei State To Set Up Three Radio Transmission Sites
Jonglei State Information and Communication Ministry has confirmed three sites for the location of radio transmission equipment after an assessment was completed last week by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) coordinators. 21 January 2013 The Director of Telecommunication and Postal services, Deng Bol Wuol has said that assessment was carried out in Duk, Twic East and Ayod counties. [Gurtong | File] By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 21 January 2013 [Gurtong] – The Director of Telecommunication and Postal services, Deng Bol Wuol has said that assessment was carried out in Duk, Twic East and Ayod counties. “We have three station sites that were identified before we go to the counties, we have one radio transmitter in Maar, one in Agar of Duk County and in within Ayod County headquarters,” Deng Bol said. Deng said that Ayod County area is large and they have proposed to install another transmitter in Kadak so that their radio can cover the vast Ayod County. He said there were two towers set up already in Maar and are not yet on air. “We have MTN in Maar center and the government tower which was brought during the referendum and those towers are already setup but not on air till now,” he said. Bol said that all the radio equipments are already at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Bor and they are waiting for some other containers which may arrive today. He said they will start installation of radio in Bor, followed by the setting up of the transmission sites in Maar, in Twic East County. He said the three areas will be on air as planned and the second step will be for Pibor, Pigi and Fangak counties and finish with Akobo, Nyirol, Uror, Pochalla and Boma areas. “Today the committee will sit through the applications and the qualified candidates which the committee will recommend will be shortlisted within this week and shall go for interview in the next week,” Deng said. Acting Director General (DG), Dual Bijiek said this month that two coordinators from UNDP together with government representatives will visit Twic-East County for assessment on the transmitter location sites. The assessments will also be done in eleven counties so that each county get transmitter. Gony said the radio will be on air within February this year. He said in January 15th the equipments will be at Bor Ministry of Information and Communication and after one week time the installations will immediately start. Gony said the ministry proposed to have a transmitter [retransmission sites] in each county in the vast state. Gony said their staff are not enough to maintain radio services because radio is the biggest department within the ministry and they will advertise for some key positions including the Director, Deputy Director, Electrician, Engineer, Studio Technical Operator, Transmission Technician, Head of News Desk, News Editor, Radio producers and some representatives from ethnic communities to work in the radio station. More than 11 reporters were recruited in March 2012 from the counties to be deployed to each of the counties in the state to be providing regular reports. The ministry is also working in partnership with UNDP to build the state website. He said the director of radio and television is a position which requires a candidate who can able to direct staff to achieve tasks in timely manner, coordinate all the activities being carried out in all departments of the radio, and supervise the employees who are working at the radio station. He said the radio is one of key issues indicating development and the programs will also focus on peace to bring communities together. Posted in: Home, Governance, Media News -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
