NBC Approves Nigeria’s First Women Radio Station

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has issued a broadcasting license to St. Ives Communications as operator of a specialised radio station for women. The station is planned as the first of its kind in this part of the world. Reports say the broadcast station is the brainchild of Dr. Tunde Okewale, the Chief Medical Director at St. Ives Specialist Hospital, Lagos and veteran broadcast journalist, Toun Okewale Sonaiya, a Director of St. Ives Communications, owners of the radio station.

Dr. Wale, as he is fondly called, is said to have been inspired to conceive the idea of a radio station for women having worked and related closely with female clients in his career. When the radio station begins transmission, it is expected to engage listeners on issues of local, national and international importance for Nigerian women. “Its programming will be targeted towards the advancement and social wealth of Nigerian women and their families,” said a source. There are also indications that the radio station will not only focus on women, but will also cater for the interests of the male gender and the entire family, while highlighting issues that are very important to women.
Sources revealed that the station will hit the airwaves, broadcasting to Nigerian homes on 91.7 frequency modulation (FM) channel.