P.O Box 15 

Salima        

Phone: 0882010283/ 0994367228

henrycontmlelemba@gmail.com lovecomradio@gmail.com

  Streaming: getme.radio/lovefm or online radio box

                          LOVE FM PROFILE

Love FM is a licensed Malawian community Radio Station with a 104.5 frequency modulation, bearing CRBL/079/2016 License number and is operating within the radius of 100 kilometers. The Radio is audible in Salima district and parts of Lilongwe, Dowa, Dedza, ntchisi, Mangochi and Nkhotakota. LOVE FM is set to reach the population of an approximate of over 1,000,000 people within the mentioned districts of central region of Malawi. Love FM is also reachable through streaming   Love FM has a functional office and studios situated in Magdalena Building (1^st Floor), Behind Salima Standard Bank within the heart of Salima Township, Malawi, bearing the map of: Longitude 34º 27’23.63”E and Latitude 13º 46’57.81”S.

Mission statement

To provide high quality, professional and reliable information services in community radio broadcasting that exceeds the expectations of people living in the communities.

Vision statement

Thriving to become the community’s channel for development information dissemination.

The station’s goal is to become a platform for community change, in so doing the station is mandated to;

• Partner with the Government, Non-Governmental organizations, Business Organizations, Religious Organizations and other stake holders in order to enhance a change.
• Engage in special projects based on the problem assessment through Radio reports analysis.
• Educate people on their rights, responsibilities and roles in ensuring equality and primary justice.
• Promote community local artisans and art as a modality of freedom of expression.

Resources

The station is operational and has the following enabling resources:

• Human resource team consisting of 15 personnel
• Board of trustees consisting of 08 members
• Traditional leaders
• Religious leaders
• Business persons
• Community representatives
• Studio equipment
• Conducive premises which are rented
• Constitution, policies, code of conduct and values as per legal requirements

Love FM believes that it is part and parcel of the community hence it is open, transparent and accountable. Love FM creates room for people in the community to benefit, learn and unearth potential and is eager to realize improvement. It is open to constructive criticism as we value teamwork, commitment, excellence and honesty to achieve core objectives and goals.

The station has crosscutting themes that informs its programming, the themes include Youth development, agriculture, Socio-economic development, health living, education, Arts, culture and entertainment. Under each theme there is a wide range of programs. In addition to broadcasting the station is committed to respond to the needs of the community through specific projects.

The organizational core values are:

• To inspire the power of diversity; it recognizes the importance and value of a plurality and diversity of actors, approaches and contexts
• LOVE FM is passionate for excellence in service provision.
• LOVE FM values the driving force and inspiration of innovation
• LOVE FM cares about the quality of its work and its relationships; striving to be a learning organization, it is eager to realize improvement and it is open to constructive criticism.
• LOVE FM values teamwork, commitment, excellence and honest work, for it to achieve its objectives
• Transparency and accountability in the ways of obtaining and use of resources.

Professionalism                                                                                                                                            

LOVE FM set and enforces standards in the work it undertakes, and is guided by the interest of the general public in order to serve the intended purpose.

Gender sensitivity                           

LOVE FM provides equal opportunities to both male and female, and where necessary takes deliberate steps to promote the interest of women.

Solidarity

LOVE FM works in partnership with any organization or individual who shares mutual interest with communities and station’s goals.

Integrity

LOVE FM shall conduct itself with sincerity, honesty, trustworthy and act in ways that ensure reliability.

Impartiality

LOVE FM shall conduct its operations with objectivity, neutrality, impartiality, fairness and factual accuracy and without bias.

Our system

Our system is crucially making ideas work through group discussions and research before any broadcasting is done also making sure that anything that is necessary has been covered.

Planning of promotional campaigns of activities within the district is done in collaboration with the interested parties. In additional, we consider the right time for broadcasting the campaign materials.

Control

LOVE FM keeps every data in our computer system for a period of 3 months before backup or deletion.

Weekly meetings are held.

Legal issues and confidentiality

We are aware that there are issues that arise by sending information to the general public; we maintain confidentiality in a situation that we are not supposed to mention names or portray identification.

In order to avoid these risks we will firstly make consultations and edit content before any broadcast.

We hold back sensitive information that may cause confusions to the general public because we are guided by Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA).

Objectives

• Promote positive interests of the general public
• To co-operate with and make representation to concerned organizations
• To create a platform for the communities to express their concerns
• Provision of civic education information and entertainment
• Promote religious education

Target beneficiaries

The general public

Our strength

LOVE FM consists of personnel with knowledge in radio broadcasting, Information Technology (IT) and use of radio equipment. We have procedures in place such as, board of trustees, constitution, financial policy, editorial policy, music policy, administration policy, organization structure, code of conduct and radio programs schedule.

Our weakness

• Insufficient resources
• Due to financial constraints the most of staff are working on voluntary basis hence difficult to retain skilled personnel

Programs and community engagement

Love FM has developed a number of programs. The programs fall into 12 broad categories: community development, civic education, children’s program, adolescent programs, women programs, agriculture, entertainment, environment, health, information, arts and culture as well as tourism.

The programs are designed in such a way that they involve community participation as well as educate and address specific areas of need.

Experience

Since establishment, Love FM engaged in projects for a number of organizations such as; MISA MALAWI, UNDP, Fisheries, Malawi Mangoes, Salima District Council, UNFPA, Malawi Red Cross, , DAES, MINISTRY OF HEALTH,  FHI, MACRA, Self Help Africa, World Vision Malawi, Help a Child Malawi, UNICEF, Ministry of Information, ODPOD, Red Cross, Farm Radio, Mzuzu University, MUST, National Youth Council, YONECO, Law Commission Of Malawi, Care Malawi, AG Care, WHO, FAO, MEC, Lake of Stars, Story Workshop, MIJ, Eye of a Child,  and many others.