Who owns Nation FM?
Nation FM is owned by Nation Media Group (Kenya, NSE: NMG).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nation Media Group PLC — 2025 Integrated Report and Financial Statements. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nation Media Group PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Origin
- 🇰🇪 Kenya, Nairobi
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Radio & audio › Radio networks
- Parent ticker
- NSE: NMG
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Nation FM
Nation FM is the English-language radio station of Nation Media Group in Kenya. The group entered broadcasting in 1999 with NTV and a station called Easy FM. In 2025 NMG rebuilt and relaunched Nation FM, and its annual report says the station reached the top five English-language stations in Kenya within one quarter of the relaunch. It is run directly by the listed parent company, alongside the group's Kenyan newspapers and its television channel.
Ownership timeline of Nation FM
- Current owner Nation Media Group [1] reported
Where Nation FM sits in Nation Media Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nation Media Group
Nation Media Group controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Business Daily (2007)
- Daily Monitor (1992)
- Daily Nation (1960)
- Mwananchi
- NTV (1999)
- NTV Uganda (2006)
- Taifa Leo
- The Citizen (2004)
- The EastAfrican (1994)
Other brands in radio networks, and who owns them
The 27 brands in radio networks on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is NZME, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Coast | NZME | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| ERA | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Chérie FM | NRJ Group | 🇫🇷 France |
| Europe 1 | Lagardère | 🇫🇷 France |
| La 100 | Grupo Clarín | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Hit Network | Southern Cross Media Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Radio One | Urban One | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Westwood One | Cumulus Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Nation Media Group
Nation Media Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 1959. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: NMG.
Nation Media Group PLC is a Kenyan newspaper, broadcasting and digital media company based at Nation Centre in Nairobi, with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The Aga Khan founded it in 1959; its shares have traded in Nairobi since 1973 and are also listed in Kampala, Dar es Salaam and Kigali. Revenue for 2025 was KSh 6.04 billion, 3.1% lower than in 2024, mostly because print sales fell. In March 2026 the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development agreed to sell NPRT Holdings Africa, which held 54.08% of NMG, to Taarifa Ltd.
Nation Media Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇪 Nation FM and other Kenyan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 59 brands that began in Kenya. 3 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nation FM is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nation FM?
The parent company of Nation FM is Nation Media Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Kenya.
Is Nation FM Kenyan?
Yes. Nation FM originated in Kenya and its owner, Nation Media Group, is also headquartered in Kenya.
Is Nation FM still owned by Nation Media Group?
Yes. As of 23 October 2026, Nation FM is still owned by Nation Media Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nation Media Group PLC — 2025 Integrated Report and Financial Statements — Nation Media Group PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 October 2026.
- [2] Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development announces sale of shareholding in Nation Media Group — Aga Khan Development Network, Official press release, published 10 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026.
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