Launched and unveiled in 2014, Starr FM has gone ahead to show excellence in what they do.

Citi FM is the biggest competitor to Joy FM and year after year, they both trade the title of the Best English Broadcast Radio Station in Ghana. He is a media influencer and has been able to cause social change to a large extent. Their General Manager and host of the Citi Breakfast Show is the most influential and renowned personality of the station is Bernard Avle. In several instances, they have been adjudged the best English-speaking radio station and some polls have shown that many Ghanaians prefer their political programs. It is noteworthy that since 2013, the Citi Breakfast Show has been on an award streak and doesn’t seem to be relinquishing that lead soon. Notable among their programs is their early morning Citi Breakfast Show which is their flagship program and is unparalleled in the quality of discussions had as well as the quality of programming. The multiple award-winning media house which is under the Omni Media Group has carved a name for itself in the ever-changing and competitive English radio broadcast industry. Not only has Joy FM excelled in the area of traditional radio, but their online News portal My Joy Online has for a long time been the preferred news channel for credible and authentic information. So big is the multimedia brand that they have many aspiring journalists and DJs who desire to volunteer on their platform with the hopes of getting their ‘big break’ and being recognized for the value they bring. It is no surprise that Joy FM continues to put up sterling performances in its journalism and sweep awards every year at the industry’s awards ceremonies. In 1994, there was a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court of Ghana which opened the doors for private radio stations to operate Joy FM was the first to pass through that door in 1995 thereby effectively paving the way for many others to be set up. It is the pioneer station of the Multimedia Group Limited – one of the largest media conglomerates in Ghana. Joy FM is arguably the leading radio in Ghana that broadcasts in the English language. List of top english speaking radio stations in Ghana Listeners have been indeed spoiled with choices as to what programs on the stations they would like to listen to as opposed to the days when GBC was the sole radio station and the listener was either limited to listening or putting off the radio.

Out of these, 56 radio stations were actively operating in Accra and 49 of them are commercial.

Radio Broadcasting started around the 1920s and the technology started operating in Ghana on 31st July 1935 as Station ZOY which then morphed into the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) after Ghana’s Independence.Īs of the second quarter of 2020, there were 428 actively operating radio stations in Ghana. The benefit of radio was not lost on Ghana (previously Gold Coast) and it remains a huge part of modern Ghanaian life. In no time, radios spawned all over, and stations that provided information and entertainment sprang up all over the world. The ability to transmit sound over a distance beyond ordinary loudspeakers and megaphones was a novelty and many in those days when radio was in its infancy rejoiced. Ever since the first household radio sets were invented and commercialized, humankind has never looked back and has continued to improve its growth and benefits.

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