KKCR covers Bunyoro, Toro, and some parts of Buganda in Mubende, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi and goes as far as the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to Ismael Kasooha, the station representative, they chose to run the poll on an agricultural program, asking farmers if they knew when maize is dry enough to be harvested. They received a total of 302 responses, with 72% saying yes, and 28% saying they did not know.
“We are now planning to shift the questions to general programming”, Ismael explained. “And not just limit it to Agriculture”.
The station runs the poll questions on Wednesday and are replayed on Thursday or Saturday.
KKCR in Kibaale carries out its first polls
Kibaale Kagadi Community Radio (KKCR) on 91.7FM is based in Kibaale region. Using the Trac FM software, they run their first polls on August 25th 2014.