Beat FM London Bags Radio Station Of The Year Nomination

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Chris Ubosi, (Middle) The Beat FM boss at the London launch

The Beat London has been nominated among six other radio stations for the award category, Radio of The Year at the 14th edition of the prestigious Urban Music Awards, London.

This is coming in its first year of existence.

Nominations for the 14th annual Urban Music Awards were announced recently by the UMA Academy and it reflects one of the most diverse and exciting years for British and International music talent.

This year Urban Music Awards will take place on Saturday, 26 November.

The Beat, London which opened for business earlier this year is aimed at projecting African music, Nigerian Music, British music and Caribbean Music.

The station is centered on the entertainment industry and its goal is to satisfy listeners’ through quality programming.

Also nominated in this category are BBC 1Xtra, Capital XTRA, and three other London-based stations.

Speaking on the nomination, Deji Awokoya, General Manager, Megalectrics, said, “We’re really ecstatic about this award because it comes in our first year and it shows that there’s something we’re doing right.  It further strengthens our goal of globalizing entertainment content around the world.”

Voting for the Urban Music awards is currently live and will close on Sunday 20 November 2016.

Since the Beat FM Brand launched in Nigeria in 2008, it has grown organically and rapidly over the years.

The Beat FM London is the first on the brand’s international platform band.