Internet radio in Nigeria in numbers
As of , radioko lists 67 radio stations from Nigeria that stream online. 60 of the 65 stations we could test on played. The count covers the internet streams radioko lists and tests every night, with duplicates merged; it is not the number of licensed broadcasters.
Last updated:
- Stations listed
- 67
- Played in our latest check
- 60 of 65 (92%)
- Did not play
- 5
- No clear result
- 2
- Not tested yet
- 0
- Typical bitrate (median)
- 128 kbps
We hide a station once it fails our check three nights running: these figures describe the stations listed here, not every stream on the internet.
How the numbers are made
| Step | Stations |
|---|---|
| Records in our sources marked as working | 82 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | 0 |
| Duplicates merged | -14 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | 0 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | 0 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | -1 |
| Stations listed | 67 |
| Played in our latest check | 60 |
Stations by state
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 11 | 16% |
| Oyo | 7 | 10% |
| Akwa Ibom | 5 | 7% |
| Rivers | 4 | 6% |
| Ogun | 3 | 4% |
| Edo | 3 | 4% |
| Enugu | 2 | 3% |
| Imo | 2 | 3% |
| Federal Capital Territory | 1 | 1% |
| Ondo | 1 | 1% |
| Osun | 1 | 1% |
| Abia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 26 | 39% |
Cities with the most stations
| City | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ibadan | 6 | 9% |
| Abuja | 1 | 1% |
| Akure | 1 | 1% |
| Abeokuta | 1 | 1% |
| Uyo | 1 | 1% |
| Port Harcourt | 1 | 1% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| News | 9 | 13% |
| Christian | 8 | 12% |
| Talk and culture | 6 | 9% |
| Jazz and soul | 4 | 6% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 3 | 4% |
| Electronic and dance | 3 | 4% |
| Community and college | 3 | 4% |
| Oldies | 1 | 1% |
| Sports | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 43 | 64% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Other languages on air
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yoruba | 8 | 12% |
| Hausa | 3 | 4% |
| German | 1 | 1% |
| French | 1 | 1% |
| Igbo | 1 | 1% |
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 59 | 88% |
| AAC | 6 | 9% |
| HLS | 2 | 3% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wazobia FM: Lagos | Lagos | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 2 | Beat FM Lagos 99.9 | Lagos | 99.9 FM | HLS · MP3 |
| 3 | Agidigbo 88.7 FM | Ibadan | 88.7 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 4 | Diamond 101.1 FM | Ibadan | 101.1 FM | MP3 |
| 5 | Rhythm 93.7 FM Lagos | Lagos | 93.7 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 6 | Naija FM 102.7 Lagos | Lagos | 102.7 FM | HLS · MP3 |
| 7 | Cool FM: Lagos | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 8 | Nigeria Info | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 9 | GoRadio ng | Lagos | MP3 · 192 kbps | |
| 10 | Bond 92.9 FM | Lagos | 92.9 FM | MP3 · 64 kbps |
Our order: stations that played in all our recent nightly checks come first, and among them the best known (a regulator's licence, an encyclopedia article). Updated . Every stream here passed its latest check.
Source: the stations from Nigeria listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .