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5 February 2025, 11:03 am

Oyam aspirants call for unity in NRM primary elections

By Eman Yonah Oruk Aspirants vying for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer position in Oyam district have called for unity among themselves to eliminate all Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) members from the district. This was announced during a…

28 January 2025, 3:36 pm

Thieves steal Iceme sub county chairman’s stamp and chair

By Eman Yonah Oruk Police at Iceme Outpost in Oyam district have launched an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of the sub county chairman’s official stamp and chair. The LC3 Chairman for Iceme sub county, Francisco Opio Awelo, told Shine…

26 January 2025, 1:26 pm

Monitoring of Jua Kali toolkits in Northern Uganda is ongoing

By Eman Yonah Oruk The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development is conducting regional tours to assess the status of Jua Kali enterprises. These enterprises are expected to transition into the formal economy through the SENTE programme. The initiative,…

24 January 2025, 10:21 pm

UPC unvailed road map to 2026 general election

Eman Yonah Oruk Uganda people Congress symbols The opposition Uganda Police Congress has outlined the road map for 2026 general election,according to the party president Jimmy James Michael Akena obote,the upc is full prepare for poll,with plan to field candidates…

21 January 2025, 3:31 pm

NRM leaders endorse Jane Acilo for Oyam Woman MP 2026

By Eman Yonah Oruk NRM party leaders of Acaba subcounty and Oyam town council in Oyam North Constituency, Oyam district, have endorsed Jane Francise Acilo as the party’s sole candidate for the 2026 elections. This was revealed during a consultative…

14 January 2025, 6:32 pm

Oyam leaders receive gadgets for PDM data management

By Eman yonah oruk The Government of Uganda has handed over 166 brand new digital devices to Lower Local Government leaders in Oyam District in a move aimed at improving data collection and monitoring the implementation of the Parish Development…

Background

Oyam District is one of the new districts created in Northern Uganda in 2006. Oyam lays in the
mid north Uganda neighbouring Gulu, Omoro, Lira, Kole, Alebtong, Otuke, Masindi,
Kiryandongo, Nakasongola, Dokolo, Amolatar, Kwania and Apac Districts. Oyam is among the
districts that was badly affected by the LRA insurgency in northern Uganda and is now
recovering from the effects of this war.


Oyam is a district with unique social economic information needs that are not being adequately
addressed by the existing media in the region.


Communications coverage for Oyam district includes Mobile phone services and radio
broadcast signals from Gulu, Lira, Lamwo, Pader, Nwoya, Kole, Amolatar, Dokolo, Kwania,
Kiryandongo, Omoro and Apac. The media services required by the communities of Oyam
include, Radio Notices, Advertisements, Announcements, Talk shows and current affairs
debates. The clientele includes Government departments, NGO’s, corporate advertisers,
Institutions. These services are being sourced from radio stations in the neighbouring districts
which are on average one hundred kilometres away from the district.


Media services needs from within Oyam district and the nearby Trading Centres of Kamdini,
Aber, Loro, Myene, Iceme, Otwal, Lalogi, Lakwana, Layibi, Aleka Aboke, Kole, Minakulu, Ayer,
and Bobi along the Gulu and Lira highways would provide sources of revenue for the Radio
Station.


The main hydro electricity grid was extended to Oyam District in 2010. This is a vital source of
electricity for the running the station. However the power is intermittent and there is heavy load
shedding that requires the use of a diesel power generator to provide electricity.
Shine F.M Oyam is a commercial radio station. It draws its good will from its sister Station Radio
Apac style of operation. Its frequency is 106.5, News programming and program relays is used
for local content programming.

VISION
To lead in building the capacity of the community to reflect the social economic diversity
affecting them in the region and provide information that can improve the livelihoods of the
community.


MISSION
* Making voices of the people in the community heard.

  • Hold local government accountable to the population on development programmes.
    Get communities involved in debate by informing them on developmental issues like Agriculture,
    Governance, Education, Culture, Religion and Health.