Quality Of News Content In Two Radio Stations In Addis Ababa Case Study Of Abay Fm 102.9 And Bisrat Fm 101.1

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My research focuses on two FM radio stations in Ethiopian capital-Abay FM 102.9 and BisratrnFM 101.1 in serving their audiences by providing content deliveries in news writing andrnreporting. The study based on what listeners of the mushrooming FM radio stations complaintsrnon lacking content from the broadcasters particularly news in keeping informing them aboutrntheir lives and what is going on in their surroundings and beyond that internationally. Thernresearch’s specific objectives and research questions were focused on examining the reasons ofrnthe broadcasters in delivering their works in professional ways keeping standards, assessing thernfactors that affect the quality of news and investigate what room the radio stations have torndiversify their sources of news. The stations are selected by taking the time of their licensing,rnsince they were the second generation FM radio stations in the capital(and of the country).Therntime of the study was from early March- mid April 2018 for six weeks (Monday- Friday). A totalrnof 542 news items Mid-day(12:00 p m) news from Abay and early evening news(06:00 p m)rnfrom Bisrat were collected, coded, categorized and evaluated as well rated for their news values.rnThe researcher utilizes both qualitative and quantitative research methods. News of radio stationsrnthoroughly investigated by hearing each of them qualitatively in professional ways thernquantitative research work was done by Software Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Thernfindings reveal that the problems of lacking content from the FMs are a real one. It has to bernaddressed by the regulatory body by enforcing existing regulations on local content and adoptingrnexperiences from other countries. Broadcasters have to quench thirst of their audiences need theirrninformation provision role in quality and keeping balance with their other roles of the media tornthe public -entertainment and education.

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