Wazobia FM explained
| Wazobia FM |
| Founded: | November 2007 |
| Airdate: | 2007 |
| Frequency: | |
| Area: | Nigeria |
| City: | - Abuja
- Kano
- Lagos
- Port Harcourt
- Onitsha
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| Owner: | Aim Group |
| Sister Stations: | Arewa radio
Cool FM
Kidz FM
Nigeria Info |
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]
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
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
Notes and References
- Book: Current Trends in Nigerian Pidgin English: A Sociolinguistic Perspective . De Gruyter . 2021 . 9781501513541 . Akinmade T. Akande, Oladipo Salami . 84–85.
- Book: Scholarship and Commitment: Essays in Honour of G.G. Darah. 2018. 9789785557886. Enajite Eseoghene Ojaruega, Peter E. Omoko, Sunny I. Awhefeada. 406. Malthouse Press.
- Web site: Ojoye . Taiwo . 2019-03-24 . I worked as guard, cleaner as a varsity student in Paris – Serge Noujaim, CEO, Cool FM . 2024-06-02 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
- Book: Popular Representations of America in Non-American Media . 2019. 9781522593140. Floribert Patrick C. Endong. 262–263. IGI Global.
- Web site: Ndukwe . Ijeoma . 'Everyone is hustling here': The Lebanese of Nigeria . 2024-06-02 . Al Jazeera . en.
- Web site: 2016-01-25 . AIM Group boss, Amin Mousalli reveals how he started Wazobia FM with his cleaners . 2024-06-02 . Encomium . en-US.
- Web site: 2014-11-02 . Wazobia FM celebrates 7th anniversary . 2024-06-02 . Nigerian Entertainment Today . en-US.
- Web site: Celebratory Milestone for Wazobia FM – THISDAYLIVE . 2024-06-02 . www.thisdaylive.com.
- Book: Current Trends in Nigerian Pidgin English: A Sociolinguistic Perspective . De Gruyter . 2021 . 9781501513541 . Akinmade T. Akande, Oladipo Salami . 86.
- Web site: Okonkwo . Nwabueze . 2019-03-06 . Widow attacked and dispossessed of her capital receives N50,000 from Wazobia FM . 2024-06-01.
