Wazobia FM
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| Broadcast area | Nigeria |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Aim Group |
| Arewa radio Cool FM Kidz FM Nigeria Info | |
| History | |
| Founded | November 2007 |
First air date | 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Wazobia FM is a Nigerian pidgin radio station that broadcast their programs in pidgin and other indigenous languages which includes Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa.[1][2] It has stations in Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Onitsha.[3][4][1]
The radio station is owned by Aim Group, who are also the owners of Cool FM, Nigeria Info, Arewa radio and Kidz FM.[5]
History
[edit]Wazobia FM 95. 1 was founded in November 2007, in Lagos State by Aim Group and it was the first pidgin radio station in Nigeria.[6][7][8] One year later, another branch was opened in Port Harcourt with 94.1 frequency, followed by a branch in Abuja in January 2011 with the frequency 99.5, and then another in Kano State with the frequency 95.1 in October 2011.[9] In July 2018, another branch was opened in Onitsha, Anambra State.[10]
Stations
[edit]| Frequency | City |
|---|---|
| 99.5 MHz | Abuja |
| 95.1 MHz | Kano |
| 95.1 MHz | Lagos |
| 93.7 MHz | Onitsha |
| 94.1 MHz | Port Harcourt |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Akinmade T. Akande, Oladipo Salami, ed. (2021). Current Trends in Nigerian Pidgin English: A Sociolinguistic Perspective. De Gruyter. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9781501513541.
- ^ Ojaruega, Enajite Eseoghene; Omoko, Peter E.; Awhefeada, Sunny I., eds. (2018). Scholarship and Commitment: Essays in Honour of G.G. Darah. Malthouse Press. p. 406. ISBN 9789785557886.
- ^ Ojoye, Taiwo (24 March 2019). "I worked as guard, cleaner as a varsity student in Paris – Serge Noujaim, CEO, Cool FM". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Floribert Patrick C. Endong, ed. (2019). Popular Representations of America in Non-American Media. IGI Global. pp. 262–263. ISBN 9781522593140.
- ^ Ndukwe, Ijeoma. "'Everyone is hustling here': The Lebanese of Nigeria". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "AIM Group boss, Amin Mousalli reveals how he started Wazobia FM with his cleaners". Encomium. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Wazobia FM celebrates 7th anniversary". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Celebratory Milestone for Wazobia FM – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Akinmade T. Akande, Oladipo Salami, ed. (2021). Current Trends in Nigerian Pidgin English: A Sociolinguistic Perspective. De Gruyter. p. 86. ISBN 9781501513541.
- ^ Okonkwo, Nwabueze (6 March 2019). "Widow attacked and dispossessed of her capital receives N50,000 from Wazobia FM". Retrieved 1 June 2024.