Leading mobile surveying platform GeoPoll has released the latest research of top Radio stations in Kenya by regions as of 2018. From the report, Royal media radio stations dominate in all the regions having at least one of its media in the top three.
Inooro station which broadcast in Kikuyu is the most listened radio station Central, Standard Group’s Radio Maisha tops in the Coast region, Ramogi is the most listened in the Lake region, Royal Media’s Musyi FM takes the lead in the lower Eastern region, Radio Africa’s Classic 105 still leads as the most listened radio station in Nairobi, Star FM leads in North Eastern region, Serian FM which broadcast in Samburu language leads in the North Western region, Radio Citizen leads in the Rift region, Egesa FM which broads in the Ekegusii language tops in the South Nyanza region, Radio Citizen tops in the Upper Eastern region and Western region.
Below is a table showing top three most listened to radio stations in Kenya per region.
Central Region
Station | Share |
Inooro | 12% |
Radio Citizen | 11% |
Kameme | 11 % |
Coast Region
Station | Share |
Radio Maisha | 20% |
Radio Citizen | 18% |
Milele FM | 6 % |
Lake Region
Station | Share |
Ramogi | 21% |
Radio Maisha | 14% |
Radio Citizen | 11 % |
Lower Eastern Region
Station | Share |
Musyi | 17% |
Radio Citizen | 15% |
Mbaitu | 8 % |
Nairobi Region
Station | Share |
Classic | 15% |
Radio Citizen | 14% |
Radio Jambo | 10 % |
North Eastern Region
Station | Share |
Star FM | 21% |
BBC World | 13% |
Radio Citizen | 10 % |
North Western Region
Station | Share |
Serian FM | 22% |
Radio Maisha | 21% |
Radio Jambo | 18 % |
Rift Region
Station | Share |
Radio Citizen | 14% |
Radio Maisha | 13% |
Kass | 12 % |
South Nyanza Region
Station | Share |
Egesa | 19% |
Radio Maisha | 16% |
Radio Citizen | 15 % |
Upper Eastern Region
Station | Share |
Radio Citizen | 13% |
Radio Maisha | 11% |
Muuga FM | 10 % |
Western Region
Station | Share |
Radio Citizen | 25% |
Radio Maisha | 17 % |
Radio Jambo | 10 % |