Zodiak Broadcasting Station
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| city = Lilongwe, Malawi
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| owner = Gospel Kazako
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| website = http://www.zodiakmalawi.com
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Zodiak Broadcasting Station is a privately owned radio station in Malawi.[http://zodiakmalawi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=119 About Zodiak Malawi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115103628/http://zodiakmalawi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=119 |date=January 15, 2013 }} It was founded in 2005 by Gospel Kazako.[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14857642 BBC News 13 September 2011: African Dream: Malawi's Gospel Kazako] The station has more than 25 transmitting sites and reaches the whole of Malawi. Nearly 60% of its programmes are broadcast in Chichewa, Malawi's main language, with few others being addressed in Chitumbuka. One of its most popular shows is a talk show 'Tiuzeni Zoona'.[http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/05/06/zodiaks-tiuzeni-zoona-beats-capitals-straight-talk-in-misa-awards/ Zodiak’s Tiuzeni Zoona beats Capital’s Straight Talk in Misa awards | Nyasa Times Malawi breaking news in Malawi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604130251/http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/05/06/zodiaks-tiuzeni-zoona-beats-capitals-straight-talk-in-misa-awards/ |date=June 4, 2012 }}
Election coverage
It became the official broadcaster of Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the 2009 elections due to its neutral coverage.
Online
Zodiak offers live radio screening and an online website that is accessible worldwide.
Accolades
It has been the recipient of many MISA awards.
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