RADIO - UNIVERS Information

On February 19th 1994 the Voice of Legon now Radio Univers was granted permission by the GFRCB to “set up and operate an Experimental FM radio station on a frequency of 99.7 MHZ over 12.5 kilometre radius.”On 29th December 1994, an order for discontinuation of transmission, was issued by the GFRCB on the grounds that the frequency on which the station was operating had not been approved by the Board: and that VOL’S equipment and studio had not been duly inspected the Board and certifies as satisfactory.After a schedule inspection by the GFRCB in January, and further negotiations between the University and GFRCB, a final authorization for transmission was given in February 19th 1995. In the interim, though the frequency 99.7MHz originally used by VOL had been re-allocated to another station. VOL was assigned a new frequency of 105.7MHz on which the station has been transmitting since 1995.The station is operated by student/staff volunteers and other members of the University of Ghana community and its environs. The station serves as a laboratory for the training of students from the School of Communication and Information Studies and the general student body. It has a management board with representations from the SRC, TEWU, FUSSAG, GRASSAG, School of Communication and Information Studies, Law, and the Dean of Students