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Radio Maisha

Kenyan Kiswahili-language music and talk station, launched in 2010 by the Standard Group.

Based in
Nairobi, Kenya
Founded
2010

Radio Maisha is a Kenyan Kiswahili-language radio station established in 2010, broadcasting music, entertainment, news and current affairs on FM with a live online stream.

It is owned and operated by the Standard Group, the Kenyan multimedia company that also publishes The Standard newspaper and runs KTN television.

It matters as one of the larger Kiswahili-language commercial stations in Kenya and an airplay outlet for Kenyan and Tanzanian popular music.

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