BACKGROUND

Chanco TV is owned and run by the University of Malawi. The television station went on air on 17 September 2016.

LOCATION

Chanco TV is located at 12 Malemia in Mangasanja, at the foot of the majestic Zomba Mountain. It is about 1.5 kilometres from the Zomba District Council offices.

VISION

To be a leading television station in development content, and training and capacity-building for other broadcasters.

MISSION

To provide information on climate change adaptation, natural resource management and other developmental programmes; capacity building for other televisions and training of University of Malawi students in broadcasting skills.

CONTENT

Chanco TV’s content is on environmental management and climate change adaptation, education, health and sanitation, nutrition, farming, entertainment and general civic engagement. Currently, the station broadcasts for 24 hours, with four hours of programmes aired between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm every day. The rest of the time is dedicated to music. The station seeks to extend the broadcasting time for programmes very soon.

AUDIENCE

Chanco TV’s reach is nationwide given that it is available on national platforms such as the Malawi Digital Network’s (MDBNL) Kiliye Kiliye (channel 14), and GOtv (channel 835). A 2019 National Survey on Access and Use of Information and Communications Technologies by Households and Individuals in Malawi jointly done by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) indicated that Chanco TV reaches over four percent of the Malawian population.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Chanco TV offers production and broadcasting services through a wide array of modes. The television station produces documentaries, magazines, panel discussions and other broadcast products. A client may choose to air such productions live or as recorded packages depending on the client’s need or nature of the message. Our presenters, voice over artists and producers ensure that they deliver a satisfactory product. The television station also airs pre-packaged products such as programmes and jingles.

ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2017, Chanco TV, together with Chanco Community Radio, was recognised as the Green Media House of the Year by the Association for Environmental Journalists in Malawi (AEJ).

In 2019, Sakina Majawa and Gracious Mulinga received an award for the Best Documentary in AEJ’s Green Media Awards for a documentary they did about the drying up of Lake Chilwa in 2018.

CONTACTS

Phone: 0111 626 111/0111 623 098

Email: chancotv@unima.ac.mw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chancotv/

X: @chancotv

LinkedIn: Chanco TV

Website: www.unima.ac.mw/chancotv/