Qalam Radio debuts in Auchi

A new radio station, Qalam Radio, has debuted digital broadcasting in the second largest town in Edo State, Auchi, headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Council Area.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, the pioneer General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, Prince Dr. Nasiru Ikharo explained that the target audience of the radio station is the global audience including Afemai land.

Ikharo said that the 24/7 radio station intends to serve Afemai people at home and in the Diaspora.

Located along Warrake Road, Auchi, Edo state, Nigeria, he said that Qalam (meaning pen in Arabic) will fill the void of digital broadcasting in Edo North where the poor signals of FM analog radio stations in Edo State, which are mostly based in the state capital of Benin City, affect the quality of reception.

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The General Manager/CEO said that all potential listeners need do is download the Qalam Radio application from the Google Play Store on Android phones or the Apple App Store for iOS and click on install. A click on the Qalam Radio icon after installation allows listening to the station, adding that the application does not consume data.

The US-trained ICT engineer said that Qalam Radio is set to bring Edo North to the world through music, ICT, entertainment, education, sports, politics, news, religion, and many more programmes, adding that the station is poised to be the voice of Afemai land in particular and Edo State in general.

Prince Ikharo noted that the radio station is non-partisan and will not discriminate against any of the two major religions in Afemai, Islam, and Christianity, as adherents of both religions will be given equal time.

Speaking in the same vein, the manager of Auchi Polytechnic FM Radio, Mr. Braimah Lucky, emphasized that patronage through advertisements is one of the ways of keeping the station running, reminding that it is a profit-oriented venture, where the investors naturally expect returns on his investments.