The most listened radio station in south-west region of the country and first independent private radio station in the ancient city of Ibadan, Splash FM is set to float new radio station.
The urban radio station are spreading their tentacles into another niche market as they set to float new stations in the coming months, which will called ” Lagelu FM ‘‘ .
According to sources, West Midlands Communications Limited who are owners and operators of Splash FM are almost ready to kick off a new radio station station, Lagelu FM.
According to my findings and close source to the organization confidently said that the the management is still being discreet with most of the information as a few operations are yet to be put in place.
The source stated, ‘Plans to launch Lagelu FM, have been on since. As a matter of fact, the first set of recruitment for the staffing of the station was had a few weeks ago. Depending on what the management decides, test transmission should begin before the end of the year.’
The new radio station ” Lagelu FM ” will be meanly on Yoruba and pidgin English.
Splash FM Ibadan, was established in 2007 and a division of West Midlands Communications Limited which was incorporated in 1990, while the company is owned by Chief Adebayo Muritala Akande, who is Ekerin Olubadan of Ibadan.
The introduction of the station in 2007, has paved ways for private station such as Star FM, Space FM, Beat FM, Info FM, Raypower , Fresh FM and many others in the state.
