This study explores the effectiveness of community radio as a medium for 
bringing about social change in Malawi.   
It identifies several problem areas that are threatening the future of community 
radio broadcasting in the country. It provides a comparative analysis of 
operational strategies of community radio in neighbouring Mozambique, 
Tanzania and Zambia that Malawi could draw lessons from.  
This study argues for a reformation of the country’s communications law and 
broadcasting policies for the development of a revitalized community radio 
broadcasting sector that would be an effective agent of social change, economic 
development and the promotion of democracy in Malawi.