As an Islamic radio station, ZuriaFM stands as an exception in the heavily pentecostalized Ghanaian mediascape. In this essay, I locate this station in this mediascape and discuss the “Islamic sphere” it co-brings into being. Thereby, I complement the mainly Christian case studies of media, institutions, and actors in the Ghanaian public sphere with an Islamic one. ZuriaFM has emerged as a central platform for Muslims in the country, and has significantly (re-)shaped this “Islamic sphere” by introducing new styles of preaching, preacher figures, and opening topics for debate. In this sense, I by and large agree with the prevailing “transformation thesis” in the literature on “modern” media and “Islamic spheres” which stresses the fragmentation and liberalization of debates and authority. However, ZuriaFM could also be perceived as contributing to a unification of Islamic standards, which calls into question the one-sided stressing of fragmentation and liberalization of the “transformation thesis”.

作为伊斯兰广播电台，ZuriaFM在五旬节严重的加纳媒体中是一个例外。在本文中，我将这个电台定位在媒体环境中，并讨论它共同形成的“伊斯兰领域”。因此，我以伊斯兰教为基础，补充了加纳公共领域中媒体，机构和演员的主要基督教案例研究。ZuriaFM已成为该国穆斯林的中央平台，并通过引入新的讲道方式，传教士形象和开放性辩论话题，显着（重新）塑造了这个“伊斯兰领域”。在这种意义上，我大体上同意关于“现代”媒体和“伊斯兰领域”的文献中流行的“变革论点”，该论点强调了辩论和权威的分裂和自由化。然而，