Allan Kasuijja is the highest paid radio presenter in Uganda. The Capital FM Big Breakfast host earns a gross salary of Shs 5.6 million every month. And unbelievable Beat FM's Amarula Family comedian Amooti earns a mammoth Shs 4.7 million making him the second highest paid presenter.

"Beat FM snatched him (Amooti) from Simba FM and this is what he demanded for. It was either that or not was not," an insider at Beat FM told Red Pepper. Radio legend Alex Ndaula is in third position earning Shs 4.5million gross.

Bulky Dembe FM presenter Straka Mwezi is the highest earner in the women presenters' league at 4.3 million gross salary. Her take home earnings) is shillings 3m. Seanice Kacungira is the highest paid at Sanyu FM at 2million.

Big Ben and Fat Boy both earn Shs 1.6million. Notably radio veteran and journeyman Roger Mugisha now with KFM now earns Shs 2.7 million. These salaries of the radio stars when the radio industry is struggling in the country.

Lately advertising revenue for most stations has tremendously gone down with some stations operating in losses. Capital FM alone, one of the most lucrative radio stations in Uganda, has seen it's advertising revenue got to Sjs 180million a month down from Shs 350million in April.

This downward spiral is mainly due to the gloabl economic crisis biting potential advertising companies. The monthly coats of running an average stationin Uganda is between Shs 60 million to Shs 70million.

Yet not many stations can make this aount in a month. Some even struggle ot realize it in a year. No wonder most radio stations are on sale lately. The likes of Jazz FM owned by Pastor Martin Sempa, Arien FM owned by Asians in Old Kampala and even 90.4 Dembe FM are on sale and no one seems interested in buying.

The full list of Presenters' Gross Salaries (in Shs). 

KFM
Roger Mugisha (2.7M)

Radio One
RS Elvis Kalema(2.3M)
Irene Ochwo(2.5M)

Capital FM
Allan Kasujja (5.6M)
Jackie Lumbasi (1.5M)
Flavia Tumusiime (1.3M)
Alex Ndaula (4.5M)
Rahma Mbabazi (Lucky) (1.7M)
Jimmy Jones (3.8M)

Sanyu FM
Seanice Kacungira (2M)
Fat Boy (1.6M)
Melanie Keita (1M)
Big Ben(1.6M)
Denzel (0.7M)
Val Oketcho(1.3M)

Radio City
Irish (0.9M)
Mckenzie (1M)
Hakeem (1M)
Crystal Newman (1.4M)

Others
Bush Baby at XFM (1.5M)
Omulangira Ndausi at Simba FM (2M)