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    Christian Radio Broadcasting in Ethiopian Changing Political Context: Case Study of Yemisirach Dimts Radio
    (Addis Ababa University, 2008-11) Tamrat Tadele ; Tanja Bosch
    This thesis presents a historical overview of one of the religious radio programs to Ethiopia, Yemisirach Dimts (YD) Radio. It also examines a history of a major religious station, Radio Voice of the Gospel (RVOG), a station which had provided YD with technical and transmission facilities. The development that led to the founding of RVOG station and YD Radio program is overviewed. After placing the YD Radio and RVOG operations in the historical setting of Ethiopian media history, political aspects of the Ethiopian three regimes included. The study seeks to illuminate the activities and challenges of the YD Radio in changing political context. In this thesis problems of operating the radio program for last 45 years is overviewed. Governments’ policies and their bearing on programming is examined. It also explores the present situation and challenges of the YD Radio. In particular, the thesis shows the present Broadcasting Proclamation as one of the major challenges for the operation of the YD Radio. The research is purely the historical approach of the qualitative method; it depends on analyzing facts put forth by the historical documents, interviews and personal observation. Thus data for the study was acquired from documents and personal interviews with former and present employee of the YD Radio. In addition my own observation as a full time YD Radio program producer for more than six years (2001-2007) is one benefit of studying it from a historical perspective.