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Central Broadcasting Service

Who We Are

Central Broadcasting Service Limited is a limited company incorporated under the laws of Uganda. Broadcasting with two stations — 88.8 CBS Radio Y'obujajja and 89.2 CBS Emmanduso — both located on Masengere Building at Bulange Mengo.

Both stations can be listened to on its official website: www.cbsfm.ug, and on social media platforms including TikTok (@cbsfm), X (CBS FM Uganda), Facebook (CBS FM Ey'obujajja and CBS Emmanduso), Instagram (@cbsfmug), YouTube (CBS FM Uganda Official Channel) and LinkedIn.

CBS is a Buganda Kingdom entity. It started on-air broadcasting on 22 June, 1996.

Central Broadcasting Service

Our Mission

To provide services aimed at effectively transforming the lives of the people of Buganda and beyond.

Our Vision

To be the communication hub of choice of all generations.

Core Values

Reliable

We deliver what we commit to our stakeholders and keep them informed of progress.

Innovative

We are receptive to new ideas and new thinking to provide business solutions to our clients.

Efficiency

We continuously thrive to perfect our process in order to provide quality service in all aspects.

Integrity

We are honest, trustworthy and straight forward in all our dealings with our stakeholders.

Teamwork

We value teamwork not only between ourselves but also with our stakeholders.

Respect

Each customer is to be treated with respect and dignity and to be treated equitably in all situations.

1996
Founded
3.5M+
Listeners
88.8
CBS Y'obujajja
89.2
CBS Emmanduso

Our Story

Central Broadcasting Service (CBS), also known as Radio Buganda, broadcasting on 88.8FM and 89.2FM, transmits on 6kw and 5kw respectively, with an additional 5kw booster transmitter located in Masaka.

CBS, the largest private commercial FM radio station, is owned by the Buganda Kingdom.

Housed in Masengere building next to a recognizable and historical building in Uganda — Bulange House — a unique architectural monument located on Mengo Hill.

CBS FM is centrally located, within five minutes drive from any of the main taxi parks in Kampala, allowing access to visitors who may want to conduct business, or make inquiries directly from the source, on anything they may have heard on air.

Bulange is the seat of The Buganda Kingdom Parliament. The famous Lubiri, the King's Palace, is located within walking distance of Bulange House and Masengere building. There are a number of historical sites in the neighborhood of CBS such as; Namirembe Cathedral, Rubaga Cathedral, Gaddafi Mosque at Old Kampala — the first seat as Uganda's capital, and Kasubi Tombs, the ancestral burial site for Buganda kings.

Hundreds of tourists visit CBS, Bulange House, Masengere and its surroundings to enrich their knowledge about Buganda history, and enjoy the beautiful panorama.

Key Milestones

22 June 1996

CBS begins on-air broadcasting, pioneering local-language radio programming in Uganda.

October 2002

Installation of a new 10 Kw transmitter and 126-metre mast, extending coverage across Uganda's 'money belt'.

December 2005

Additional 5kw booster transmitter installed in Masaka to boost 89.2 FM signal in South and South Western Uganda.