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Broadcast area | Greater Accra Region and beyond |
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Frequency | 99.5 MHz, |
Programming | |
Language | English |
Format | Local news, African news, talk, sports, politics and entertainment |
Ownership | |
Asaase Radio (Kumasi, 98.5 MHz), Radio 123 (Tamale, 99.7 MHz), Stone City (Ho, 90.70 MHz) | |
History | |
First air date | June 14, 2020 |
Links | |
Website | Asaaseradio.com |
Asaase Radio is a privately owned radio station in Accra,[1] the capital of Ghana, broadcasting on 99.5 MHz from Cantonments. It began official transmission on 14 June 2020. Among the shareholders and board members of the company are Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko (chairman; senior partner, Africa Legal Associates), the senior journalist Elizabeth Akua Ohene, the advertising consultant Reginald Daniel Laryea, Nana Adjoa Hackman (managing partner, Africa Legal Associates), Kojo Opoku Agyeman (Professor of Literature at University of Cape Coast), Nkiru Balonwu, Joseph Ofori-Atta and Ebow Brew-Hammond (Africa Legal Associates). The station operates under the tagline “The Voice of Our Land”.[2][3][4][5]
The Asaase Breakfast Show with Kojo Mensah and Nana Yaa Mensah[6]
Sunday Night with Nana Yaa Mensah[7]
Ten-to-One with Caroline Sampson[8]
Between Hours with Naa Ashorkor[6]
Town Hall Talk with Professor Kofi Abotsi[6]
The Forum with Kwaku Agyeman Budu[6]
Asaase Sound Clash[9]
Asaase Radio organized its maiden Asaase Sound Clash on Saturday, September 12, 2020, between the two dancehall rivalries, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy[16]