UNILAG 103.1FM (University of Lagos)
Trust the
University of Lagos (UNILAG), when it comes to entertainment, they do it well.
The frequency of
103.1FM was assigned to the institution in July 2003 and the station was
officially commissioned on December 14, 2004. Serving as an channel of
instructional and educational programmes for the students, the station’s motto
is to inform, educate and entertain.
While speaking
with Campusbeats, Omoniyi Wilson, a 400-level student at the Department of Mass
Communication and a presenter on UNILAG FM, said being an OAP and reaching out
to other students was exciting.
“It is about
bringing the news people want to hear to them, especially, when they need to
hear it. Most of our programmes are educational and informative, which also
involves constitutional programmes, current affairs and sports.”
Wilson, who has
been a part of the crew for two years, anchors Windows on the Wall on Mondays,
where he talks about current affairs; Science World on Wednesdays and Morning
Train on Fridays.
Speaking on what
is trending at the station at the moment, he said, “We are coming up with a
remake of Pharell Williams’ record breaking song, ‘Happy’. Our fans want
something different from us, and what better way to do that than having a video
which identifies their most popular on-air personalities in crazy-hilarious
video.”
Great 94.5FM (Obafemi Awolowo University)
For breaking and
trending news within the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) community, the first
stop for many students is Great FM. Launched on December 20, 2008, the station
has seen then been a good source of first hand information for many students of
the institution.
Speaking with
Campusbeats, the coordinator, OAU Great FM, Professor Oluwafunmilade Adeyanju,
said the mission of the station was for excellence in educational broadcasting.
“It is a platform
for many of the student to develop themselves, especially for those that have
flare for the media. It is avenue to educate, inform, while also entertaining the
students,” he said.
Many of the
programmes are anchored by students. These include shout out segments, pep
talks on trending issues and recorded drama presentations, among others.
UNILORIN 89.3FM (University of Ilrorin)
Initially
transmitting from the university Senate Building in 2009, the Unilorin FM
station was commissioned in October 2011 when a new building to house the
station was put up.
Although the
station is licensed as a community/campus radio station, its signals go beyond
Kwara State.
Tunji Oyeleke, a
400-level student at the Department of Mass Communication and a presenter on
the station, said, “there is a good feeling behind being able to reach out to
so many people all at once.”
Students are very
much involved in the production, as they constitute over 98 per cent of the
work force. “Students work based on volunteering. Their roles range from
presenters to producers, as well as audio editors, technicians and other
aspects of radio productions,” Tunji said.
Trending on the
station is the distribution of PC tablets to first year students of the
university, which was done last week Thursday, when the Minister of Finance and
Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala visited the
institution, during the flag-off of the University of Ilorin Oil Palm
Plantation.
Running on a
24-hour basis with three time belts, its achievements include the 2012 Campus
Radio Project of the Year and the Community Radio of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
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