What would sensational tabloid radio sound like? What about tabloid sensational tv from a company famous for showing off naked or semi naked girls in some of their print publications. These are the questions as the Red Pepper finalises plans to set up a radio and television station in Kampala.

Sources in the Namanve based enterprise inform us that the managers of the leading tabloid in Uganda, the Daily Red Pepper are planning to start a radio station and a TV in 2012.

The Red Pepper radio station and TV would be broadcasting related news content carried in the daily red pepper, Kamunye, entasi and Onion news tabloids, according to sources.

The red pepper TV and FM radio station would broadcast in both Luganda and English, but the wonder is on what kind of content they will carry.

The development has come at a time when another media house, WBS TV has announced plans to launch Wavah FM at their Naguru-based offices in Kampala next year. The announcement for WBS TV to start an FM radio station was announced last week by the company’s general manager David Kimotho on the weekend.

By Doreen Nyanzi