98.4 Capital FM (other variations of the name include Capital FM and Capital FM Kenya) is a Kenyan

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radio station.

Location

Its offices are situated in Two Rivers, the largest mall in East Africa,

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; the capital and largest city in Kenya. The coordinates of the radio station are:1°17'06.0"S, 36°49'22.0"E (Latitude:-1.285013; Longitude:36.822767).

Background

Established in 1996, shortly after the

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of Kenyan airwaves, it became the second FM station after 101.9 Metro FM. Since then, several FM stations have emerged, catering to diverse audiences. Despite this, 98.4 Capital FM remains a popular station, especially among the middle-class and upper-class markets. The presenters play a variety of genres i.e.

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, RnB,

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and

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. Capital FM now caters to Mombasa, Western Kenya, as well as the international community through online streaming. When President

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visited Kenya in July 2015, he gave an exclusive one-on-one interview on 98.4 Capital FM, one of the only two one-on-one radio interviews that he gave during that visit.

Ownership

It is owned by the late Chris Kirubi, a Kenyan businessman.

Presenters

Many of Kenya's biggest radio presenters all began at Capital FM – which has earned it the slogan – the home of nurturing radio talent. These include: * Phil Matthews – head of The Radio Academy * Tony Patti - International Radio Consultant - Program Controller - Later Launched Nation FM/TV Nation Media Group * Sean Cardovillis – now working at Nation Media Group * Jimmi Gathu – lead breakfast TV presenter at K24 * Caroline Mutoko – Marketing Manager at Kiss FM * Zain Verjee – Anchor now with CNN * Jo Thoenes – breakfast presenter in the UK * Patricia Amira – of the Patricia show at KBC * Alex Belfield – a radio DJ from the UK * Fareed Khimani – Director at Nusu-Nusu Productions Limited, Executive Producer of MNET's Mashriki Mix Magazine show * Seanice Kacungira – a businesswoman in Kampala, Uganda * Eve D'Souza * Gaetano Kagwa – Ugandan personality who gained fame due to his participation in the Big Brother Africa competition * Nini Wacera * Italia Masiero * Preety aka Preet Jaswal * Disk jockey Dr. Vey, Nairobi, Kenya *

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, host of the

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every Saturday * Walt "Baby" Love, host of Gospel Traxx every Sunday afternoon Fareed Khimani and Seanice Kacungira hosted a morning show from 2006 until 2009, which had a wide audience with high ratings. *Suleiman Munyua AKA Soulo – Currently a Copy Writer still at Capital FM *Fareed Khiman
is back at Capital FM
presenting the morning show with Davina Leonard *

Capital Digital Media (CDM)

Capital Digital Media is a section within the Capital FM company that deals with online and digital media presence. This includes digital sales and advertising, web development, video production and social media strategy.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:98.4 Capital Fm Music organisations based in Kenya Radio stations in Kenya Mass media in Nairobi Radio stations established in 1996 1996 establishments in Kenya