Our Story
About Weru TV
From a single free-to-air signal in Nyeri to a 6-country satellite footprint — this is how Weru TV grew, and where it stands today.
Channel launched
Countries reached
Studio sets built
Weekly original shows
Original newsroom established
The station built its first dedicated television newsroom, hiring anchors and field reporters rather than relying on agency-fed content. This marked the beginning of Weru TV's identity as a genuine broadcaster rather than a radio simulcast.
DStv 368 and Startimes 440
Weru TV secured carriage on DStv (channel 368) and Startimes (channel 440), taking the signal beyond free-to-air terrestrial reception and into satellite and cable households across Kenya and neighbouring countries for the first time.
Weru Studios is built
A purpose-built studio complex opened on the Nyeri site — a flagship news desk, a talk-show set, and a recreated heritage village used for cultural and entertainment programming. Production that had previously been outsourced moved fully in-house.
Azam TV — 6-country reach
Carriage on Azam TV (channel 342) extended Weru TV's satellite footprint to six countries — Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi and Zimbabwe — turning a regional Central Kenya channel into an East and Southern Africa broadcaster.
Free online streaming
Weru TV began streaming live on YouTube and its own website, making the channel freely accessible anywhere in the world for the Kikuyu diaspora, alongside its existing terrestrial, satellite and cable carriage.
Part of Weru Digital
Weru TV now produces more than 40 original weekly programmes — news, culture, farming, entertainment and community shows — from Weru Studios, broadcasting on DStv 368, Azam TV 342, Startimes 440, Zuku, Pang & Signet, and free online streaming, alongside sister station Weru FM 96.4 under the Weru Digital brand.