The Gambia Radio has resumed broadcast after almost two hours of interruption. The lull in transmission has caused significant delay to the prime time 1pm news and other programmes. GRTS is reportedly struggling with numerous capacity challenges.
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Gambia Radio Off Air
The Gambia Radio has gone off air,JollofNews can report. There are currently no signals from Mile 7 studios in Banjul. JollofNews has been working on establishing why the stoppage in broadcast of the national radio’s programmes.
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