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18 July 2026, 11:26 am

Lango Parliamentary Group Mourns King David Junior School Tragedy

By Eman Yonah Oruk The Lango Parliamentary Group has expressed profound sorrow over the heartbreaking loss of pupils from King David Junior School, whose lives were tragically cut short in the recent accident in Kapchorwa. In a statement issued by…

12 July 2026, 1:41 pm

On Sunday at around 12: 30pm, a motor vehicle registration number UAJ 061W, Corona Mark 2 type, caught fire in Oyam Town Council. The incident occurred at the Nursing Quarters near Shine Petrol Station during wiring. Residents nearby rushed to…

7 July 2026, 2:53 pm

Oyam district receives vehicle to boost climate smart agriculture project

By Eman Yonah Oruk Oyam District has received a vehicle from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to strengthen the implementation of the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project, UCMAT. During the handover ceremony at the Oyam District…

1 July 2026, 10:14 am

ICEME: Aungo Parish PDM SACCO polls collapse into chaos again

Eman Yonah Oruk Confusion and violence have once again marred the Parish Development Model (PDM) Sacco elections in Aungo Parish, Iceme Sub-county. The second attempt to elect a chairperson, held on June 29, 2026, collapsed into chaos, just like the…

1 July 2026, 8:03 am

Ebola response activated in Oyam District

By Eman Yonah Oruk Oyam District Assistant Resident District Commissioner, Ayub Tenywa, has urged the community and stakeholders to strictly observe Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to prevent the spread of Ebola. He emphasised that Oyam is among the high-risk districts…

29 June 2026, 6:56 am

Oyam South MP restores boreholes, brings clean water to communities

By Eman Yonah Oruk Oyam South MP restores boreholes, 6,000 residents celebrate clean water access Over 6,000 residents of Myene Sub-county and Loro Sub-county in Oyam South Constituency, Oyam District, are celebrating after their Member of Parliament and Chairperson of…

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.