A building that once served as a school laboratory has been dedicated as Lesotho's first Adventist World Radio station, in a launch that church leaders said completes a vision held for more than two decades.

Under overcast skies on 1 October 2026, Lesotho's Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship, Nkhethoa Seetsa, cut the ribbon to officially open and dedicate Adventist World Radio Lesotho 90.6.

Seetsa said the station would serve the kingdom differently from existing broadcasters.

"This is a radio that is going to help people in knowing the Lord. It is different from other secular stations," Seetsa said.

For Lesotho Conference Communication Director and AWR Lesotho manager Pekosela Sibakeng, the station's significance lies in reaching a country where terrain has long kept communities apart.

"An Adventist radio in Lesotho is not just a station that broadcasts, it is a shepherd's staff that gathers a nation," Sibakeng said. "In our own language, it reminds every Mosotho that even on the highest mountain, God is still close enough to hear."

AWR Lesotho 90.6 FM launch

Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship, Nkhethoa Seetsa cutting the ribbon during AWR Lesotho launch in Maseru.

AWR Engineer Samual Gregory giving a tour of the AWR Lesotho during the launch.

SID Communication director, Dr. Pako Mokgwane and Publishing Director, Dr. Nelson Simweemba at the AWR Lesotho launch.

AWR Lesotho studio.

Mathinya Sesioana, one of the congregation's oldest members, described how the building had been used as a laboratory before its conversion into a broadcast studio.

"It is a milestone, and I am hoping and praying that this will spread the good news of the church and His soon coming," Sesioana said.

Church member Relebohile Chobokoane, who grew up in the valley and once conducted experiments in the laboratory, said the station's purpose mattered more than the building's history.

"The purpose of the radio is what I find important, and it's a glorious happening for the purposes of the district."

Southern Africa Union Conference Communication Director Pastor Thulane Mkhize said the project had taken many years to reach this point, and credited the continuity between past and present conference leadership.

"This is a historic moment, where the church is about to launch this evangelistic tool," Mkhize said.

Lesotho Conference President Pastor Moeketsi Moleko said the station would add to the tools already in use for sharing the gospel across the country.

"We believe that our evangelism curve will change," Moleko said.

The government of Lesotho has granted the Lesotho Conference two FM licences, one in Maseru and another in Mohale's Hoek, with a third, for Hlotse, still in process. AWR Africa Regional Director Immanuel Ogwal said he was pleased that the Prime Minister of Lesotho had upheld his commitment to grant the licences.

Church leaders said the three stations together would help reach a mountainous country where valleys and terrain have long complicated broadcast coverage.