LISTEN TO RADIO Salus 97.00 MHz and 101.90 MHz below

Broadcasting from Butare twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, Radio Salus is the National University of Rwanda radio station supported by UNESCO.

The Radio derives its name from the ancient University motto “Illuminatio et Salus Populi” which in the Latin language means “The light and salvation of the people”.

The station whose Mission is to train future Rwandan Broadcasters, enhance and diversify radio programming and enhance democracy building, has broken down it’s duties into two parallel purposes, which are:

To serve the Rwandan population with quality programming and offer training to students that exposes them to both broadcasting and educational skills.

As mentioned above, Radio Salus acts as a link between the University and the Community by offering to listeners a variety of programs in the areas such as health, family issues, environment, human rights, justice, rule of law and many others.

Broadcasting in Kinya-rwanda as well as in Swahili, English and French, Radio Salus has the objectives of:

Enhancing democracy in Rwanda, by providing an outlet for freedom of expression and the free flow of information.

Build confidence regarding private radio as a viable means of mass media in Rwanda, by enhancing community debate through on-air discussions on significant issues such as health, agriculture, justice, environment and other related issues.

Improve the curriculum of the school of journalism and communication through the integration of radio station into appropriate courses; needless to say, it provides a hands-on radio practice opportunity for students at the National University of Rwanda.

Provide a reliable broadcast media advertising market for business in Rwanda.

Consisting of a council of advisors, that serve the station in both managerial supervision and ethical advisory capacities, a radio director also responsible for managing all the radio station and all journalistic activities, permanent journalists, support staff and trainees (students), Radio Salus reachs 100% of the Rwandan population as well as the neighbouring countries with a variety of news, educational and entertainment programmes produced by a team of professional journalist, in cooperation with lecturers and students from the school of journalism and communication of the National University of Rwanda.

Contact us on
B.P. 117 Butare-Rwanda
Phone: + 250 531272/73
Email: salusradio@nur.ac.rw
For Technical support: nneza@nur.ac.rw