Radio in Kenya
The mass media in Kenya is considered to have several radio stations with different vernacular languages. Radio stations act as a communication platform in which people can gain information regarding a particular matter easily. In ensuring that the information reaches a large group of people, there has been the adoption of the vernacular radio station that uses different
languages. It has also been crucial in helping people who do not understand the English and Kiswahili languages to access the information. The radio stations are considered to have a statutory body known as the Media Council of Kenya that regulates the radios activities. This independent institution also takes charge of ensuring that there is discipline among the journalists. The Kenyan radio programs are also deemed regulated by the Kenyan Films and
Classification Board, a corporation falling under the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (WUWF, 2020) .
There are several radio stations in Kenyan known as a result of the different music they play. Citizen FM, Capital FM is deemed to play classic music, rock, and pop music. Metro FM is known for the reggae music that it tends to plays. Homeboyz radio plays R and B together with hip hop music. Easy FM, together with KBC, is also known to play R and B music. Kameme FM, Inooro FM and Gukena FM play the Kikuyu music. Finally, the Mulembe FM are playing Luhya music, Mbaitu playing the Kamba music, and Lake Victoria playing the Luo music. In Kenya radio broadcasting, some programs are deemed to showcase live performances that feature the best performing writers across the nation. Such programs are considered to be
approximately two hours divided into episodes for every hour. The attacks could be downloaded or listened to directly in the radio forums. When one subscribes to access the 24 hours streaming on-air, then there is the likelihood that they will get notifications whenever there are live performances. Examples of radio stations that offer live performance include Kiss FM, Capital FM, Homeboyz Radio, Easy FM, Inooro FM, and Metro FM. To listen to these live performances, one can access them through Radio Kenya App, which will allow people to enjoy internet radios across different platforms in any place across the world.Radio App has various functions. It has Sports entertainment, Gospel, News, and Music.The App also has some features that makes the app more appealing than other radio Apps. The App features include the clear sound, sets of reminders for the various shows, options that allows an individual to quickly access, lightweight and lightening fast apps and the various options that will allow the music to play in the background. The App has several stations, including ATG Radio, 1 FM, Capital FM, Coro FM, Baraka FM, Equator FM, Homeboyz radio, Sulwe FM, and Spice FM. The link to access this Radio Kenya App is
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dmk.radiokenya.
Most people listen to radios online. There are educative forums in the different radio stations that are considered to provide. For instance, every Sunday, the famous Luo vernacular forum is known as radio Ramogi. There are live educative lessons for educating the children on mathematics lessons and English lessons (Uwe, 2021) . Kikuyu radio stations like the inooro FM
are essential in teaching the Kikuyu people about their culture. Other radio stations that provide educative online programs include Kameme FM, Kiss 100, and the Citizen Radio station. The online radio stations also offer a room where the children could interact with teachers of different languages and interact freely with them. To access these educative forums for all individuals and children, it is easier to use this free Radio Kenya App.
Reference
Uwe, R. (2021). Kenya Live Radio Stations. Retrieved April 17, 2021, from SURF music .de:
WUWF. (2020, March 5). RadioLive. Retrieved April 17, 2021, from Podcast Directory:
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