Radio Wa
89.8 MHz
Ogwanguzi Road, Near Lira Catholic Church, Cathedral Cell, Ojwina Ward, Lira City West Division, Lira City.
0392898898
director@radiowa.org
89.8 MHz
Ogwanguzi Road, Near Lira Catholic Church, Cathedral Cell, Ojwina Ward, Lira City West Division, Lira City.
0392898898
director@radiowa.org
7 November 2026, 12:58 pm
By Dickens Aruca LIRA CITY–Lira School of Comprehensive Nursing has graduated 272 students who successfully completed certificate and diploma programmes in nursing and midwifery, amid renewed calls for government intervention to address staffing gaps at the institution. The call was…
5 November 2026, 11:10 am
By Dickens Aruca The Member of Parliament for Kole South Constituency, Hon. Henry Boniface Okot, has called on the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to urgently intervene and address persistent electricity outages affecting Kole District and the wider Lango…
4 November 2026, 6:56 pm
By Baker Okello Lira City Development Forum (LCDF) President Akeny Emmanuel has revealed plans to give out contacts of all Lango MPs to the community to directly pressure them to deliver the access roads to Akii-Bua Stadium. Adressing Media at Lira City council, Akeny stressed that while the Egyptian contractor SAMCO is building the Shs470bn stadium now at 85% complete, with the handover slated forJan 2, 2027, the company was not mandated to build the connecting roads. Among the 9 priority roads they want constructed before AFCON July 2027 include: Ireda Shamba (2.1km), Lumumba Ogengo (2.5km), Boroboro (5.2km), James Ajal (2.5km), Won Nyaci (1.7km), Erute (1.7km), Dokolo (0.5km), Moroto (1.5km), and lGapco Odokomit (1.5km). They also expressed commitments to formally Petition President Museveni effective of Monday for 18.3km of access roads that were dropped from the stadium contract Other advocacy strategies are: daily engagement with Lango MPs for resource allocation and weekly press briefings. Akeny also urged media houses in Lango to use Radio station, TV and social media platforms like Facebook / X / TikTok / WhatsApp groups to inform and mobilize the community to advocate for constructiono of roads leading to the Stadium. Meanwhile Mr.Ogweng Emmy, the representative of the forum at higher institution and a lecture at Lira University appealed to government to also include roads that lead to Lira University AFCON training facility. Ogweng said Lira University will host teams, diplomats and officials during AFCON 2027, but the roads connecting the university to the main highway and to its training facilities are in poor state. The Secretary, Mr. Opio Leonard warned that poor, narrow and flooded roads could block access for international teams and fans. END
3 November 2026, 9:48 am
By Dickens Aruca APAC DISTRICT–The Apac District Speaker, Mr Oscar Ogwang, has urged head teachers and school management committees to embrace transparency and accountability in the management of development funds to encourage parents and guardians to continue supporting school development…
26 October 2026, 8:30 pm
By Dickens Aruca More than 20 residents living along the railway line in Lira City East Division have raised concern over what they describe as unfair land demarcation by the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC). Addressing journalists on Monday 26th October,…
19 October 2026, 10:16 am
By Dickens Aruca Lira City — Akia Parish in Lira Archdeaconry, under the Diocese of Lango, has launched a fruit-tree planting initiative targeting catechists’ homes to improve household incomes, promote self-reliance and support environmental conservation. The project was officially launched…
19 October 2026, 9:49 am
By Dickens Aruca Alebtong District — Community members in the Lango sub-region have been cautioned against offering bribes to government officials in exchange for access to public programmes, as authorities intensify efforts to combat corruption. The warning was issued by…
15 October 2026, 10:52 am
By Baker Okello Viable Uganda, a non-profit organisation, has reaffirmed its commitment to partnerships aimed at expanding vocational skills training opportunities for vulnerable and out-of-school youth in the Lango sub-region, where school dropout remains a concern. The organisation’s National Coordinator,…
13 October 2026, 8:04 pm
By Baker Okello Lower local governments across the Lango sub-region are facing challenges in disaster preparedness and response, with several leaders reporting a lack of dedicated disaster management committees at the sub-county level. The concerns emerge as Uganda joins the…
13 October 2026, 5:56 pm
By Baker Okello The LC3 Chairperson of Okwerodot Sub-County in Kole District, Mr. Pere Denis, has called on newly appointed Health Centre Committee (HCC) members to work closely with facility in-charges to strengthen accountability and improve healthcare service delivery. Pere…
Broadcasting at Frequency Modulattion 89.8, Radio Wa is a non-profit venture. Its main goal is not the financial benefit, but the welfare of the community and the civil society at large in Northern Uganda.
Radio Wa has the most diverse programming of any radio station in the Northern Region. The programs feature music, drama, talkshows, short drama skits, informercials and religious presentations with commercials at regular intervals.
From its humble inception in 2002, Radio Wa is a promising leading FM Radio Station in Northern Uganda with a broadcasting power of 4 kilowatts with an optimum coverage of entire Lango and Acholi, Parts of Teso, Karamoja, West Nile and Bunyoro Sub Regions.
Programming
The contents of the programmes are very much determined by the needs and the expectations of the local community rather than by commercial, political or financial interests.
In order to broaden the opportunities of having the voices of the different rural communities heard, Radio Wa banks on the support from over 80 Social Communicators; they are local reporters scattered all over the region.
They represent the effort of Radio Wa to reach out even the most remote areas of the sub-region and to provide opportunities of dialogue as well as information all over the region.
Our Vision
Our vision is to become the household radio staion for the people in the region by a peacuful, responsible, healthy, informed , educated and productive Northern Uganda.
Mission
Radio Wa exists to promote harmony, peace, justice and develiopment primarirly in rural communities of Northern Uganda.
Values
Radio Wa cherishes integrity, social justice, Fairness & Equality as it strives to be the voice of the voiceless.