Radio Maisha, one of Standard Group's broadcast products, has notified its listeners of a planned off-air maintenance later Saturday, August 15.
The radio announced that its FM frequency will go off air for one hour between 2 and 3 pm during which technicians will be carrying out the scheduled maintenance works.
In a statement issued on the station's social media platforms, the radio noted that listeners tuning in via FM will be unable to access programming.
It urged its audience to switch to its digital platforms for the duration of the maintenance window, assuring listeners that programming would resume as normal once the work is complete.
It described the interruption as necessary to keep listeners connected to its digital channels while the FM signal is restored.
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"Dear listeners, please note that Radio Maisha’s FM frequency will be unavailable today, Saturday 15th of August, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. due to scheduled maintenance,"
it said.
"You can continue enjoying your favorite programs on our digital platforms during this period. Stay connected and follow Radio Maisha online for uninterrupted entertainment and updates. Thank you for your understanding," the station added.
Radio Maisha did not specify the technical fault or upgrade prompting the shutdown.
The station went ahead to apologise for any inconvenience caused and thanked its audience for their understanding, noting that its digital platforms would remain fully operational throughout the scheduled downtime.
Separately, the station once had challenges serving its audience after presenters went on strike over delayed salaries.
At the time, the Kenya Union of Journalists secretary general Eric Oduor urged the parent company, Standard Group PLC, to settle salary arrears owed to its journalists.
Oduor noted that some had gone without pay for seven months.
He revealed that Radio Maisha staff had faced threats since staging a boycott, and stressed that management had made no effort to negotiate with the striking workers.
Oduor emphasised that the radio department staff walked out after failed talks on a payment plan, leaving stations to run music only, and said KUJ stands in solidarity with them while mobilising colleagues from other departments to join the strike.
He insisted that intimidation would not deter staff from demanding their dues and restoring order at the media house.
Employees from Radio Maisha, Spice FM, Berur FM, and Vybez Radio carried out their threat to down tools, abandoning their workstations and converging at the staff cafeteria.
With management ignoring their pleas, the journalists demanded payment as the stations went off air, underscoring the depth of the crisis at Standard Group’s radio division.
