FM frequency
89.5 FM Kenya
Ghetto Radio and MBCI Radio, live online
89.5 FM is used by 2 stations on our list. In Kenya, the same FM number can carry different stations in different towns, so check the town below. Wherever you are, you can play each station live from this page.
Stations on 89.5 FM
| Station | Town | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Ghetto Radio | Nairobi | Sheng |
| MBCI Radio | Nakuru | Swahili |
Nairobi frequencies are verified against station and regulator sources. Other towns are as stated by the station. Checked 2026-10-27. Spotted an error? Tell us.
Ghetto Radio on 89.5 FM
Ghetto Radio is a Nairobi FM station on 89.5 that talks to the city's informal settlements and to young listeners who speak Sheng.
The idea from the start was simple. People living in places like Mathare, Kibera and Korogocho rarely heard their own lives on mainstream radio, so Ghetto Radio set out to put residents, musicians, poets and graffiti artists on air to tell those stories themselves. Expect reggae, local hip hop and gengetone, mixed with street-level news and opinion delivered in the slang of the estates.
A sister body, the Ghetto Radio Foundation, was formed with a wider goal: helping slum communities in other African cities start their own FM stations, and training young people to run every job at them. Online, the brand ran two sites of its own, ghettoradio.co.ke and the pan-African thisisafrica.me.
Where to hear it on FM: 89.5 FM Nairobi
| Breakfast show (Brekko) King Kafu, Sollo, Kanana | Weekday mornings |
Times are Kenyan time (EAT).
MBCI Radio on 89.5 FM
MBCI Radio is the Swahili gospel and talk station of Nakuru-based MBCI Media, on air 24 hours a day for Christian listeners across much of Kenya.
The station began transmitting in December 2014. It is the radio arm of a group that also runs MBCI TV, and the schedule combines gospel music with programmes on current affairs, social issues, business, health and agriculture.
The regional network is what makes MBCI unusual for a church-oriented broadcaster. Its website puts the station on 96.9 FM in Nairobi, 87.8 in Kericho, 96.8 in Meru and Embu, 98.0 in Western, 100.3 in Uasin Gishu, 101.3 in Kitui, Machakos and Makueni, and 103.7 in Nyeri. If you hear a Swahili gospel station on 96.9 in Nairobi, this is likely the one.
Owner: MBCI Media
Where to hear it on FM: 89.5 FM Nakuru · 96.9 FM Nairobi · 87.8 FM Kericho · 96.8 FM Meru/Embu · 98.0 FM Western · 100.3 FM Uasin Gishu · 101.3 FM Kitui/Machakos/Makueni · 103.7 FM Nyeri
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Questions
Which radio station is 89.5 FM in Kenya?
Ghetto Radio in Nairobi; MBCI Radio in Nakuru.
Can I listen to 89.5 FM online?
Yes. Tap the station name and it plays live, free and without an app, on any phone or computer.