3.1.4.3 Operational: (i) need to obtain additional frequency from ICASA in order to broaden reception area; (ii) there is no support from DoC; (iii) uneven spreading/distribution of government adverts and programmes; (iv) old equipment and maintenance costs are too high; (v) lack of resources to transport movable equipment; (vi) lack of alternative energy resources in the event of power failures; (vii) stronger local government partnerships needs to be formed as well as promotion of public participation of local government services; (viii) there is a need for stronger network due to a lack of understanding of the community radio stations; (ix) opportunities to tender are lacking and need more government programmes as content; and (x) the radio station cannot mitigate the high costs for signal distribution and it will have a direct impact on the station's footprint coverage. To this end, NFM requested ICASA and Sentech to assist in this regard.