Among them are many on different social issues like public health, rule of law, education for all, environment, sustainable development, gender equality, women's empowerment, good governance, human rights, culture and tourism, literature, voices of minorities, youth, workers, folk music and others.
Radio Sagarmatha has been broadcasting a popular programme to preserve the social, economic and cultural history of Nepali society, named Uhile Bajeka Palama (in the time of forefathers).
It has played a vital role in conducting the Save Independent Radio Movement in cooperation with other likeminded institutions, while the government put a ban on current affairs during the direct rule of King Gyanendra after February 1, 2005.
Five radio journalists were arrested and the station was shut down for 43 hours and 47 minutes by the Royal government in 2006 accusing of broadcasting the interview of Prachanda, the Maoist Chair Person, one of the top underground leader of rebellion.
[citation needed] Bharat Dutta Koirala, prominent media person and the winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award in Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, is one of the founders of Radio Sagarmatha.