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87.7 – Omoluabi FM, Ibadan  87.8 - Kasmon FM, Iseyin  88.1 - Gravity FM, Igboho 88.3 – Asabari FM, Radio Nigeria, Saki (Not yet On Air ) 88.5 – Ajayi Crowther University FM, Oyo Town           - IITA Radio, Ibadan  88.7 - Agidigbo FM, Ibadan 89.1 – Lead City University Campus Radio FM, Ibadan 89.1 - Seap FM, Okeho 89.3 - Ogo Ilu FM (FRCN), Oko, Ogbomoso.         - Wells Radio FM, Ibadan  89.7 - Prince FM, Ibadan 89.9 - Dynasty FM, Oyo Town 90.1 - Space FM, Ibadan  91.1 - Crest FM, Ibadan         - Brave FM, Ogbomoso 91.5 – Star FM, Ibadan 91.9 - Ilaji FM, Ibadan (Not yet On Air) 92.1 – Ajilete FM, Ogbomoso 92.5 – Impact Business Radio FM, Ibadan  92.9 – Royal Root FM, Ibadan 93.5 – Premier FM (FRCN), Ibadan 93.7 - Vintage FM, Ibadan  93.9 - Solutions FM, Ibadan 94.3 - Almond FM, Ibadan  94.9 - 32fm, Ibadan 95.1 – Raypower FM, Ibadan 95.5 - JFM, Saki. 95.7 - Soul FM Ibadan 96....

In the words of Sammy Ajufo, a new radio station opens up in Ibadan every 5 minutes. While the statement may seem like an exaggeration, it's really not too far from the reality on ground. New stations are popping up in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in Nigeria, almost every month and that has made many people so curious that they have bombarded us with all sort of questions at Primus Media City. Many people want to know if radio business is really very lucrative, those who are business minded are making enquires about the cost of setting up a radio station, another set of people want to know how easy it is to secure a license to set up one.  Well, I shall attempt to answer as many questions as I can, based on my own knowledge of the industry as a result of critical observations and almost 15 years of personal experience, which has taken me across 5 different radio stations.  It is however noteworthy to mention here that a radio station is not as cheap to establis...

The Federal Government has approved 67 new broadcast licences for radio and television stations across the country, the Director-General of the National Broadcasting  Commission, Mallam Balarabe Ilelah, announced Thursday. He also called on broadcasters to continue to abide by the NBC Act, the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, the Electoral Act, and any extant law that guides media operations to ensure that the general election is free, fair and credible. These new licences are coming less than three months to the end of the current regime, which according to industry critics, are parting gifts from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). He called on the licensees that had yet to pay their outstanding debts to come forward and settle them. Ilelah said the approval of the 67 broadcast licences would bring to a total of 473 licences granted by the Buhari regime. Ilelah stated these during a media parley where he presented his scorecard in the past two years in of...

Radio plays an important part of the media landscape in Portugal. There are a wide variety of public, private, and community radio stations that broadcast a range of different programming. To understand better its radio landscape, here are a few fun facts: 📻 The first radio station in Portugal was founded in 1922 and was called Rádio Clube Português (RCP). It was the country's only radio station until 1927 when Rádio Lisboa was founded. 📻 One of the major players in the Portuguese radio market is Rádio Renascença, a national station that has been on the air since 1923 and is known for its news and information programming, as well as its classical music programming. 📻 In the 1930s and 1940s, radio became a popular entertainment medium in Portugal, with the creation of several new stations and the expansion of programming to include music, drama, and sports. 📻 In the 1970s, Portugal's first commercial radio stations were launched, introducing a new model of financ...

There are certainly lots of differences between being a "Professional" "Broadcaster" and "MC" viz "Master of Ceremony" Each definitely has their ethical rules as per their respective assigned designation cum roles.  When each portfolio are now "tagged to a face" with a prefix of:"Professional" then much are expected from the "Public" plus "Employer" of each as per delivery of assigned responsibilities accordingly.  A Broadcaster is defined by "Oxford Dictionary" as "A person whose job is presenting or talking on Television or Radio program.  An "MC" however as an abrevation for "Master of Ceremony's" role is to coordinate an Event/ Ceremony. Usually said  person introduce program outlined viz Guest or Entertainment program plus Entertainer's at a formal occasion. Hence an MC is that person who would coordinate said Event program, towards making it condu...

AUDACY retired the RADIO.COM platform on MARCH 30, 2021 when it abandoned the former ENTERCOM brand with a redirect to AUDACY.COM. It has now put the RADIO.COM domain up for auction with a minimum bid of $2.5 million through GODADDY.COM.  The auction ends MARCH 28th, 2023 at 9a (PST). Several similarly named domains have not fetched nearly that kind of money: RADIO.CLOUD $25,000 RADIO.CO $15,000 RADIO.IM $2,500 Here is a brief history of AUDACY and the RADIO.COM domains, according to WIKIPEDIA: “The AUDACY platform functions as a music recommender system and is the national umbrella brand for the company’s radio network aggregating its over 235 local radio stations across the UNITED STATES. In addition, the service includes thousands of podcasts, created for the platform, hosted elsewhere, or station programming on demand. It was originally created by CBS RADIO and was acquired by the former ENTERCOM as part of the company's takeover of CBS RADIO. “The RADIO.COM domain ...

One of the Nigeria's leading radio stations with  branches in Ibadan, Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt is looking for an On Air Personality. Job Title : On Air Presenter Locations : Abuja (FCT), Ibadan - Oyo and Port Harcourt - Rivers Requirements Interested candidates must have  at least 3 years work experience. Application: Interested candidate should send CV (PDF format) and voice drop to recruitment@megalectrics.com Using OAP- Location as subject of mail Application deadline- January 27th 2023

Salama 98.1 FM Kafanchan, Kaduna State, a radio Media Broadcasting Station with wide coverage in Southern Kaduna and parts of Northern and Middlebelt states in Nigeria, including global Internet Radio services is offering job vacancy for the permanent position of On-AIR PERSONALITY (OAP),whose responsibilities will centre on creating original content and performing live broadcasts that are entertaining and informative, which includes presenting news, introducing and playing music, interviewing special guests, promoting sponsors, and taking phone calls from the audience, to mention but a few.  QUALIFICATIONS:  Required and Preferred: 1. Applicant MUST be a female. 2. Bachelor's degree or HND in Mass Communication, English Language, Theatre Arts or other related fields. 3. Two years  or more of experience. 4. Must be an excellent communicator with strong creative skills. 5. Has knowledge of News editing and Reportage.  Salary: Negotiable   HOW TO ...

TAF Media Group is the operator of Planet Fm, Spectrum Television and Tang Sio fm. We are an equal opportunity employer that creates and maintain a working environment which is progressive ,value- driven and productive Environment. The Following Vacancies currently exist in our company: 1.Marketer 2.Audio Producer 3.News Editor 4.Presenters  Below are the requirements: 1 . A university degree in related field 2. At least 2 years of experience in related field. 3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 4. A proactive attitude. To apply, send your CVs and a copy of your credentials to  hrm.tafgroup@gmail.com

A reputable Radio Station with Head office in Ibadan,Oyo state  requires a  seasoned professional to fill the position below: Job Title: Radio Marketing Manager Location: Ibadan ,Oyo state Type: Full Time Reports to: General Manager Job Responsibilities Developing, implementing and managing the marketing strategies to continuously increase the company's market share and profitability. Leading and driving the vision of the company's Brand/Marketing. Developing a working process for the marketing department, monitor performance of marketing executives and freelance canvassers  by providing visionary leadership, management, oversight and direction to them. Working in close conjunction and partnership with relevant Media Agencies to close business opportunities. Developing and executing plans and strategies in close collaboration with business teams including Executive Management. Identifying marketing delivery gaps and opportunities; develop and execute plans to ...

Kukuruku Broadcasting networks owned by Senator Domingo Obende has established a radio station in Abuja. Kukukuru Radio 105.9 FM is the latest addition to the radio stations in the Nation's capital.  Kukukuru 105.9 FM poised to be the sound of a new dawn, packed with real time trending news, educative and enlightenment programmes targeted at the upper, middle- and lower-class audience. Kukukuru Radio is located at Dajo house, Plot 9, FL.2B Close, off Julius Nyerere street, Asokoro, Abuja. You can get the glimpse of the studio of Kukukuru Radio Abuja in this link  ➡️ On Radio Reporter NG's Facebook page

Three newly established radio stations, Enyimba FM 94.3, Rose 101.9 and Legend FM 98.3 are the latest addition to the list of radio  stations in Abia State. It was disclosed to the public that the three stations is  owned by the same management, Rethink Media Network Limited.  This was revealed in a statement by Enyimba FM on Saturday. It can be gathered that Enyimba FM and Legend FM has started transmission yesterday while Rose FM is set to commencement soonest. Our to our findings, The radio channels is owned by Empau Communication  Limited and On.Air Media Limited, which seems to be a subsidiary of Rethink Media Network. Enyimba 94.3 FM is for News, Politics,  sports, and indigenous stories, Legend FM 98.3 is an Entertainment and music station while Rose 101.9 FM will be focused on Love , relationship, and Religion.

Husseina Akila Bangshika, (L) Director of News, FRCN, during a handing-over with the AG DN, Musa Abdullahi, on Tuesday at the FRCN HQ Abuja Hussaina Akila Bangshika has been named Director News of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), making her the first woman to hold the position since the corporation’s founding in 1956. Bangshika’s appointment was approved by the FRCN Board of Directors on Tuesday following a successful examination among the department’s most senior deputy directors. She took over from Sani Suleman, who retired in February after 35 years of service. Musa Abdullahi, the acting director of news, promised to support the new DN in running the directorate during a brief ceremony on Tuesday. Bangshika is widely regarded as a thoroughbred journalist, having worked in the industry for decades and rising through the ranks. Many people expected her to be promoted as the new DN because of her professionalism and no-nonsense stand towards lackadaisical attitude. Many...

A former General Manager of vision FM Muhammad Iskeel has been detained over alleged 10 million Naira scam when he serves as general manager Vision FM Katsina. It was exclusively gathered by the NIGERIAN TRACKER that the general manager was detained after the management of the vision media services tried to settle the matter amicably but the former General Manager of the radio station in Katsina refuses to comply. When NIGERIAN TRACKER correspondent sought to know the reasons behind detaining the former General Manager of the vision FM in Katsina, the Chief operating officer of the stations in Abuja Malam Shuaibu Mungadi said the former GM Mr Iskeel has perpetrated acts inimical to the reputation of Vision Media services. He said Iskeel has changed their rate card from 750 thousand Naira quarterly advert rate for a sponsored program to about 1.8 Million Naira. Mungadi said the former General Manager in the year 2021 collected a quarterly programme from their client of about 10.6 millio...

By Fidelis David  Late American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, musician, philosopher, and founding father who served as the 3rd president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 once said, “where it’s late for me to decide whether to have a government without a newspaper or a newspaper without a government. I would not hesitate to prefer the latter”. Basically, Jeffeson is emphatically emphasizing the importance of journalism as a potent organ for sanity restoration between the excess of the ruler and the frivolity of the ruled, and as a potent instrument for social engineering and development. No doubt, the importance of proper information dissemination about events which guide the affairs of man cannot be over stressed. Therefore, in this generation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), no man would be excused for not having enough information to help understand his world. Most Nigerian Journalists are hard-working. They do their job with passion, panache and env...

liberty FM Kano launched on August 26, 2021 About seven management staff of liberty radio 10.33, an FM station based in Kano have resigned their positions. One of the affected staff confirmed the development to the Source . On why the resignation of Key management staff which include Head of station, head of engineering,Head of news and Head of on air personalities,said the reason for their resignation include lack of coordination,lack of conducive working environment and a myriad of problems that affects the station in Kano. According to him the station in Kano is also unable to pay salaries as at when due as at now they are yet to pay us three months salaries said some the source. When contacted for comment over the allegations, the liberty radio station coordinator in Kano Aminu Nuruddin Amin told the source that the management staff did not resign as alleged ,the station is making some restructuring to give out its best to the audience. Aminu Nuruddin said they were just ask to tak...

The Media subcommittee of the Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the media report claiming it spent the whooping sum of N800 million on the media for the recently help National Convention of the party as “strange news”, which is “totally untrue”. In a statement issued by the Secretary of the Subcommittee, Mallam Garba Shehu, the subcommittee, which was co-chaired by the governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the subcommittee, despite submitting a request for N360 million for its budget, only received a grant of N100 million for its job. Discrediting the news report, which was published by a national daily, the subcommittee said it could boldly stand to say if such a huge amount was spent on media works for the convention, its members were, and still are, unaware of the what, who, when and how it was expended. “The report in the Daily Telegraph that the Media Subcommittee of t...

Somalia's first women-run radio and television outlet has opened in the capital, Mogadishu  The unit is funded by United Nations Development Programme and hosted inside Dalsan Media group's office in Mogadishu.  The launch of Bilan Media in Mogadishu marks another leap in the effort by women to secure their place in Somalia's patriarchal public arena. Bilan means bright and clear in the Somali language, and the founders say they will stay true to its meaning by shedding light on some of the most consequential issues relating to and affecting women. Practitioners in the industry say the launch of a female-only media house is a bold step in a country where Islamist militant groups do not hesitate to harm or even kill journalists. Bilan Media is scheduled to go on the air April 25th.

www.onlineradiobox.com One of world's leading radio aggregator founded in Ukraine, OnlineRadioBox has blocked all Russian and Belarusian radio stations on its platform. The Radio Directory disclosed this in a statement released to the public on Friday via its socials that they don't support Russia aggression against Ukraine. “As we are Ukrainians, we do not want to cooperate with radio stations from Russia and Belarus. They are killing Innocent people in our homeland and destroying our homes. They have come to our land and they trying to destroy everything we believe in, our nation, our freedom. That's why we have blocked all Russian and Belarusian radio stations at our platform” Onlineradiobox noted.

Tajudeen Adepetu is at it again for what he's known for by setting up media station. It was reported that “ Four new radio station commenced operation in Lagos State few weeks ago, which include Vybz FM 94.5 Lagos, Global 92.5 FM Agege, Fame 90.3 FM Ipaja and Access24 Radio 91.5 FM. Access24 FM 91.5 Lagos is the radio arm of Access24 News Network [TV Channel], a media outfit operating by Group8 Limited owned by Tajudeen Adepetu. Tajudeen Adepetu's biography In case you don't know who's Tajudeen Adepetu, He's one of the biggest media tycoon not only in Nigeria but Africa, writer, TV producer and entertainment doyen.  Tajuddeen Adepetu is the founder and CEO of media conglomerate - Group8 (previously known as Consolidated Media Associates (CMA)) consisting several free to air and direct to home television channels and radio stations in Nigeria and Kenya including Africa’s popular music channels Urban TV and radio, SoundCity TV and radio, Televista, OnMax, Spice TV, On...