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This is an archive of news about Up Country. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation to set up ten new stations
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 8 2008, 1.19pm
Ten television and radio stations will be set up countrywide in Uganda. The stations will be in Arua, Gulu, Soroti, Mbale, Kampala, Jinja, Mbarara, Fort Portal, Kabale and Hoima districts, said Kirunda Kivejinja, the third deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information. This, he said, would be implemented under a two-year plan to enable the Uganda [...] (more)

BBC beefs up countryside series
From Media Guardian. Posted May 17 2006, 3.50pm
2.45pm: The BBC is to double the length of Countryfile and set up a dedicated 'insight team' of journalists to investigate rural issues. By John Plunkett. (more)