Radio Wa
Radio Wa
14 March 2026, 10:22 am
By Baker Okello In a move aimed at promoting sports talents, Wisdom High School Akalo in Kole district has expressed commitment in constructing a modern stadium in the school to enhance student health, fosters social skills and discipline among students.…
13 March 2026, 6:51 pm
By Baker Okello Widom High School Akalo, in Kole district has demonstrated strong performance in just released 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), consistently ranking among top schools in the region. The school registered high numbers of students (438),…
17 February 2026, 3:48 pm
By Agness Agilo In an effort to promote proper waste management and protect the environment, the newly elected Awitong (clan head) of Okiibura, Benjamin Okii, has launched a campaign dubbed “Rubbish Pit – A Must Have.” Speaking to Radio Wa,…
17 February 2026, 1:21 pm
By Agness Agilo The Principal Meteorologist at the Entebbe Weather Forecast Station has cautioned residents of Lango Sub-region against planting crops during the ongoing light rains. George Omony issued the warning following intermittent rainfall that has been recorded across Lango…
17 February 2026, 8:34 am
By Baker Okello As preparations intensify for the forthcoming Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association (USSSA) National Boys Football Championship, the Local Organizing Committee in Lango has constituted 11 committees to coordinate the event. The national competition is scheduled to run…
5 February 2026, 6:03 pm
By Baker Okello The Chief Executive Officer of the Catherine Phil Sickle Cell Initiative, Mr Odur Daniel Roy, has urged couples to undergo premarital blood testing to safeguard long-term family health and prevent the transmission of inherited blood disorders. Odur…
27 January 2026, 3:43 pm
By Agness Agilo Environmental experts have expressed concern over threats posed by environmental degradation caused by human activities. To tackle the issue, Leonard Otika, the Lira City Environment Officer, has urged the people of Lango to abandon destructive practices such…
27 January 2026, 3:28 pm
By Agness Agilo Farmers in the Lango subregion have attributed the steady decline in cotton production to drastic changes in weather patterns, the crop’s long maturity period, and persistently low market prices. Peter Alele, a farmer from Agali Subcounty in…
10 January 2026, 2:20 pm
By Baker Okello Environmental experts have raised concerns over the threats posed by environmental degradation caused by human activities. The Acting Environment Officer of Lira District Local Government, Walter Ocen, expressed the concern yesterday evening in an exclusive interview with…
22 December 2025, 1:55 pm
By Baker Okello In a move geared towards promoting sports talent in Lango, the Chief executive officer of KK-Cham sports center located in Lira City Mr. Kaunda Kenneth Okwir, has expressed commitment to identify young talented individuals and expose them…
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.