Radio Uganda celebrated 50 years of existence last year. It started regular broadcasts on 1 March 1954 as Uganda Broadcasting Service with the mandate to inform, educate and entertain the public. It was started with help from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

From a service broadcasting two languages (Luganda and English) for 2 hours daily, it increased service hours to 7 hours on weekdays and 12 hours on weekends and languages increased to 7(Luganda, English, Runyankole/Rukiga.Runyoro.Rutooro, Ateso, Luo, Lugbara and Hindustani. The name changed to Radio Uganda after independence n 1962. By 1985 Radio Uganda was broadcasting 24 languages on four channels in the MW, SW and FM bands covering polical, economic, agricultural, environment, health, culture, gender, education and current affairs.

By the time I joined Radio Uganda in 1972, we were using the collins mixer you see above. All studio equipment was valve. The tape-recorders were Telefunken M24 with EMT turntables.

We now have MBI series 24 mixers as seen in the pictire on the right. These were installed in 1990. The tape-recorders are now Studer A807's with EMT turntables.

This is a view of the central control room equipment bays. This area was to a great extent refurbished in 1990 to replace equipment that had been installed in the 60's.

In 2005 I attended a Course on Troubleshooting on Networked Digital Applications at the Deutsche Welle Training Centre in Bonn. This was at the closing ceremony of that course.

Choir Recording session at Ntinda