Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt

Rhythm 93.7 FM
Broadcast area	Port Harcourt, Owerri, Aba
Frequency	93.7 MHz
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban contemporary
Ownership
Owner	SilverBird Communications
Sister stations	Rhythm 95.7 FM Awka, Rhythm 93.7 FM Benin, Rhythm 93.7 FM Lagos
History
First air date	10 November 2002
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	4°46′47″N 7°0′31″E / 4.77972°N 7.00861°E

Rhythm 93.7 FM is a commercial radio station located in the Old GRA neighborhood of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The station broadcasts an urban contemporary radio format, playing a variety of music genres including R&B, hip hop, with occasional electronic dance music and reggae. It is owned and operated by Silverbird Communications under the Silverbird Group company and is one of the most popular private radio stations in the south of Nigeria.^[1]

Line-up

Show	Time
Afternoon Drive	Monday – Friday 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Dance Party	Monday – Friday (excluding Thursday) 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Gospel Vibes	Sundays 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Late Night Caller	Tuesdays 10:00 PM – 12 AM
Lunch Box Oldies	Monday – Sunday 12:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Mo Fire	Wednesdays 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Morning Drive	Monday – Friday 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Rap Culture	Saturdays 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Rhythm & Soul	Monday – Friday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Rhythm of the Night	Mondays 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Shoutout Show	Saturdays 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sunday at the Rhythm	Sundays 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
View Point	Saturdays 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
The TGIF Chart	Fridays 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM^[2]

Staff

Disc Jockeys

DJ Best
DJ Spin
DJ DoubleD
DJ Golden

Dj Tan

Presenters

Azubuike Wokocha
Stephanie Obuzo
Chikodi Nwosu
Charlse Baridam
Ben Wakama^[3]

Notable former on-air staff

Andre Blaze, currently works at The Virtuoso Company
Ifeoma Iphie Aggrey-Fynn (died 2015)
Cleopatra Tawo, now with Planet FM 101.1 in Uyo

Incidents

Legal issues

On 19 December 2005, two of the station's radio hosts Klem Ofuokwu and Cleopatra Tawo were arrested and charged with giving false news report of a Bridge Failure. They were detained for two weeks and then released on bail.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rhythm 93.7 Port Harcourt Takes Over South East". Archived from the original on 9 June 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "INFO: #TGIF Top 10 Songs On Rhythm 93.7 PHC". BoobooDigital. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
^ "Port Harcourt OAPs and DJs". Silverbird Rhythm. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Two journalists jailed for airing "false information"". Cpj.org. Committee to Protect Journalists. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Nigeria". Cpj.org. Committee to Protect Journalists. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

External links

[rhythm-1] "Rhythm 93.7 Port Harcourt Takes Over South East". Archived from the original on 9 June 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[hdjdjsd-2] "INFO: #TGIF Top 10 Songs On Rhythm 93.7 PHC". BoobooDigital. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.

[hosts-3] "Port Harcourt OAPs and DJs". Silverbird Rhythm. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[journalists-4] "Two journalists jailed for airing "false information"". Cpj.org. Committee to Protect Journalists. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[journalists1-5] "Nigeria". Cpj.org. Committee to Protect Journalists. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

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