City Lekki, Lagos Frequency 96.5 FM, Lagos MHz Format Urban contemporary | Slogan Feel Good, Hit Music First air date 2016 | |
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Broadcast area Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Uyo | ||
Urban 96 Radio Network is an English speaking commercial radio station with headquarter in Lekki, Lagos. The station broadcasts an urban contemporary radio format, playing a variety of music genres including R&B, hip hop, pop with a blend of culture and style. The radio network first launched her Lagos dial on the 96.5 frequency with OAPs getting on-air on the 1st of April, It was a trending topic on Twitter on that day. It is owned and operated by Alphavision Multimedia, subsidiary of CMA Group and It is one of the most popular private media group in Nigeria.
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The station served a record-breaking 400,000 listeners on the first month of test transmission and targets a core audience in the 14-34 age group.[2]
The Big Switch Party
Alphavision Multimedia threw her ‘Big Switch’ party that doubled as official launch of her 96.5 Lagos dial. The event took place on 8 July 2016 at Lekki Coliseum Rooftop in Lagos. DJ Neptune began his set at 7PM, with the OAPs taking turns to climb the stage, introduce themselves and shows they host on the 96.5 dial in an improvised radio studio accompanied by electrifying performances from Mayorkun, Reekado Banks, Skales, Solidstar, Saeon, Adekunle Gold, AjeButter22, Mr. 2kay, Viktoh, Endia, Yung L, Niniola and more. The event was streamed live to audience and users of the Urban96 android, iOS app and urban96.tv website with the official hashtag getting over 7,040,964 impressions on social media.
Programming and shows
From Akon's 'Stadium Live Show,' The Baka Boyz, Full Throttle Show to OAPs handling three hours shift during crucial times of the day with the weekly 'Urban World 40,' Top 40 countdown.
OAPs and Team
Urban96 TV
In March 2016, Urban96FM launched a TV channel of the same name, Urban96TV. The station launched as Africa's first and premium digital only 24/7 TV channel. The channels can also be watched via dedicated iOS and Android apps, as well as her website. In May, Urban96 TV began syndicataing TV content bbeginning with 'Urban96 Sing Along' show on ONTV Nigeria hosted by Fay Fay. The TV channel plays non-stop music videos 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and also feature some exclusive content. Urban96 TV is aimed at a younger target audience.