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5FM

South African national music radio station, on air since 1975 and owned by the SABC.

Johannesburg, South Africa 5fm.co.za

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Afro FM

English-language radio station broadcasting from Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia afrofm.com

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Cool FM

Nigerian commercial music radio station broadcasting from Lagos with a live online stream.

Lagos, Nigeria coolfm.ng

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CULTUR FM

An Afrobeats/amapiano live-event and DJ-mix brand based in Lagos, running ticketed shows and a numbered mix series internationally since around 2024.

Lagos, Nigeria cultur.fm

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Kaya 959

Johannesburg commercial Afropolitan music and talk station, on air since 1997.

Johannesburg, South Africa kaya959.co.za

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Metro FM

South African national urban music station, founded in 1986 and owned by the SABC.

Johannesburg, South Africa metrofm.co.za

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Music In Africa

Pan-African music sector non-profit registered in South Africa and based in Johannesburg, which runs the musicinafrica.net portal and the ACCES conference.

Johannesburg, South Africa musicinafrica.net

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Nile FM

Cairo English-language music station, owned by Nile Radio Productions.

Cairo, Egypt nilefm.com

Distributor

Notjustok

Nigerian music and entertainment media company founded in Lagos in 2006 by Ademola Ogundele.

Lagos, Nigeria notjustok.com

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RFM Senegal

Senegalese music and news radio station in Dakar, part of Youssou N'Dour's Groupe Futurs Medias.

Dakar, Senegal rfm.sn

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Soundcity

Nigerian pan-African music TV channel, launched 2009 and distributed in 55 African countries.

Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria soundcity.tv

Label

The NATIVE

Lagos music and culture publication founded in 2016, part of Native Networks alongside Native Records and the NATIVELAND festival.

Lagos, Nigeria thenativemag.com

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Trace

Afro-urban media group, French-headquartered, with extensive named African music-media operations.

Clichy, France trace.tv

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Ukhozi FM

isiZulu-language SABC station, founded in 1960 and among Africa's largest by listenership.

Durban, South Africa ukhozifm.co.za

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Ultima Studios

Lagos television and media production company behind Project Fame West Africa and Next Afrobeats Star, and operator of the in-house label U-Records.

Lagos, Nigeria ultima.ng

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YFM

Johannesburg youth music station established in 1997, closely tied to the rise of kwaito.

Johannesburg, South Africa yfm.co.za

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YFM Ghana

Ghanaian youth music radio network founded in 2008, broadcasting from Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi.

Accra, Ghana yfmghana.com

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