Aso Radio
Radio station in Abuja, Nigeria
4°48′47.531″N 7°0′16.963″E / 4.81320306°N 7.00471194°E / 4.81320306; 7.00471194 Aso Radio (93.5 FM) is a Nigerian radio station located in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, and owned by the Federal Capital Territory Administration. The station was established in 1997 by Rtd. Brigadier General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, the then-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Studios and the primary transmitter are located on Katampe Hill, with retransmitters at Karshi, Abaji, and Bwari.[1]
On 19 May 1999, Rtd General Mamman T. Kontagora, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, commissioned the station and it began regular broadcasting. A television station, Aso TV, was announced in 2008, but it did not start until 2012.[1]
While government-owned, Aso TV is also partly financed by advertising.[2]
References
- ^ a b "4 years after inauguration, Aso TV yet to begin transmission". Daily Trust. 8 January 2012.
- ^ Njoku, Geoffrey (2018). "The Political Economy of Deregulation and Commercialization of Radio Broadcasting in Nigeria, 1992-2017: An Assessment of Access, Participation, Content and Peacebuilding" (PDF). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. p. 24.
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Radio stations in Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory
- Brila FM 88.9
- Central FM 90.3
- Max FM 90.9
- Vision FM 92.1
- Kapital FM 92.9
- Aso Radio 93.5
- Jordan 93.9 FM
- Nigeria Info 95.1
- Boss FM 95.5
- Soundcity 96.3
- Cool FM 96.9
- The Beat 97.9 FM
- Hot FM 98.3
- Bright FM 98.7
- Nigeria Police Radio 99.1
- Wazobia FM 99.5
- Kiss FM Abuja 99.9
- Raypower 100.5
- Human Rights Radio 101.1
- Eagles FM 102.3
- Liberty Radio 103.3
- Rahma Radio 104.1
- Family Love 104.5
- Greetings 105.7 FM
- WE FM 106.3
- Nigeria Customs Broadcasting Network 106.7
- National Traffic Radio 107.1
- Armed Forces Radio 107.7
- See also
- List of radio stations in Nigeria
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