{"id":298,"date":"2011-11-08T16:12:26","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T16:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2011.kenya.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_sponsor&#038;p=298"},"modified":"2011-11-08T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T16:15:11","slug":"capital-fm","status":"publish","type":"wcb_sponsor","link":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/sponsor\/capital-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Started in 1996 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, Capital FM now caters to Mombasa &amp; the<br \/>\nCoastal region, Eastern and Western Kenya, as well as the international community,<br \/>\nvia its website. While several other FM stations catering to all tastes have continued to<br \/>\nappear, 98.4 Capital FM has maintained its popularity &#8211; especially among the middle-<br \/>\nclass and upper-class markets.<\/p>\n<p>Capital FM has spread its digital media footprint, which is why it says \u201cfrom Kogelo<br \/>\nto Kansas, you can listen live to Capital FM\u201d. For over 10 years now, Capital FM has<br \/>\nalso been offering live streaming of its radio broadcasts to Kenyans and to the world,<br \/>\nmaking it a truly global station.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the power of the Internet as a communication medium, Capital FM launched its<br \/>\nDigital Media division. Today its website www.capitalFM.co.ke &#8211; receives over 1 million<br \/>\nvisitors with over 15 million page views a month. Visitors from across 100 different<br \/>\ncountries &#8211; with the majority from Kenya (67%), USA, UK, South Africa, Germany,<br \/>\nCanada, Uganda, and even as far as Brazil and Australia \u2013 enjoy the Capital FM<br \/>\noffering.<\/p>\n<p>THINGS YOU DIDN\u2019T KNOW ABOUT CAPITAL FM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capital FM was the first radio station in East Africa to offer online radio<\/li>\n<li>streaming.<\/li>\n<li>Capital FM\u2019s website news is updated on the minute.<\/li>\n<li>Capital FM now plays Gospel Music from 6am \u2013 10am on Sunday<\/li>\n<li>Capital FM has presenters around the clock delighting audiences<\/li>\n<li>Capital FM was the first station to introduce neo soul to the market.<\/li>\n<li>The brand was the first radio station to discover, develop and nurture radio DJ<\/li>\n<li>talent in Kenya.<\/li>\n<li>Capital was the first media house &#8211; and only radio station &#8211; to host an Idols-<\/li>\n<li>based competition searching for raw local radio talent in Kenya.<\/li>\n<li>Capital FM was the first ever Kenyan station to play rock music, earning it the<\/li>\n<li>title \u201cthe home &#8211; and only home &#8211; of the best rock music\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Started in 1996 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, Capital FM now caters to Mombasa &amp; the Coastal region, Eastern and Western Kenya, as well as the international community, via its website. While several other FM stations catering to all tastes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/sponsor\/capital-fm\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Capital FM<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":302,"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_wcpt_sponsor_website":"","footnotes":""},"sponsor_level":[8710],"class_list":["post-298","wcb_sponsor","type-wcb_sponsor","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wcb_sponsor_level-white-silver-kshs-50000"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1D6YV-4O","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsors\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsors"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wcb_sponsor"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsors\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsors\/298\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wcb_sponsor_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenya.wordcamp.org\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor_level?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}